docht

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

docht

  1. singular past indicative of dunken

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Adjective

docht (genitive singular masculine docht, genitive singular feminine doichte, plural dochta, comparative doichte)

  1. tight, close
  2. stiff, rigid
  3. strict, hard
Declension
Declension of docht
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative docht dhocht dochta;
dhochta2
vocative dhocht dochta
genitive doichte dochta docht
dative docht;
dhocht1 		dhocht dochta;
dhochta2
Comparative níos doichte
Superlative is doichte

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Verb

docht (present analytic dochtann, future analytic dochtfaidh, verbal noun dochtadh, past participle dochta)

  1. (transitive) tighten, bind securely
Conjugation
conjugation of docht (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present dochtaim dochtann tú;
dochtair† 		dochtann sé, sí dochtaimid dochtann sibh dochtann siad;
dochtaid† 		a dhochtann; a dhochtas /
a ndochtann* 		dochtar
past dhocht mé; dhochtas dhocht tú; dhochtais dhocht sé, sí dhochtamar; dhocht muid dhocht sibh; dhochtabhair dhocht siad; dhochtadar a dhocht /
ar dhocht* 		dochtadh
past habitual dhochtainn / ndochtainn‡‡ dhochtá / ndochtᇇ dhochtadh sé, sí / ndochtadh sé, s퇇 dhochtaimis; dhochtadh muid / ndochtaimis‡‡; ndochtadh muid‡‡ dhochtadh sibh / ndochtadh sibh‡‡ dhochtaidís; dhochtadh siad / ndochtaidís‡‡; ndochtadh siad‡‡ a dhochtadh /
a ndochtadh* 		dhochtaí / ndochta퇇
future dochtfaidh mé;
dochtfad 		dochtfaidh tú;
dochtfair† 		dochtfaidh sé, sí dochtfaimid;
dochtfaidh muid 		dochtfaidh sibh dochtfaidh siad;
dochtfaid† 		a dhochtfaidh; a dhochtfas /
a ndochtfaidh* 		dochtfar
conditional dhochtfainn / ndochtfainn‡‡ dhochtfá / ndochtfᇇ dhochtfadh sé, sí / ndochtfadh sé, s퇇 dhochtfaimis; dhochtfadh muid / ndochtfaimis‡‡; ndochtfadh muid‡‡ dhochtfadh sibh / ndochtfadh sibh‡‡ dhochtfaidís; dhochtfadh siad / ndochtfaidís‡‡; ndochtfadh siad‡‡ a dhochtfadh /
a ndochtfadh* 		dhochtfaí / ndochtfa퇇
subjunctive present go ndochta mé;
go ndochtad† 		go ndochta tú;
go ndochtair† 		go ndochta sé, sí go ndochtaimid;
go ndochta muid 		go ndochta sibh go ndochta siad;
go ndochtaid† 		— go ndochtar
past dá ndochtainn dá ndochtá dá ndochtadh sé, sí dá ndochtaimis;
dá ndochtadh muid 		dá ndochtadh sibh dá ndochtaidís;
dá ndochtadh siad 		— dá ndochtaí
imperative dochtaim docht dochtadh sé, sí dochtaimis dochtaigí;
dochtaidh† 		dochtaidís — dochtar
verbal noun dochtadh
past participle dochta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Etymology 2

Noun

docht m (genitive singular dochta)

  1. Alternative form of tocht (“stoppage, obstruction; emotional catch; deep emotion”)
Declension
Declension of docht (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative docht
vocative a dhocht
genitive dochta
dative docht
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an docht
genitive an dochta
dative leis an docht
don docht

Mutation

Mutated forms of docht
radical lenition eclipsis
docht dhocht ndocht

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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