dorcha

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche)

  1. dark
    Antonym: sorcha
  2. hidden, secret, mysterious
  3. shy
    Antonym: suáilceach
  4. blind

Declension

Declension of dorcha
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative dorcha dhorcha dorcha;
dhorcha2
vocative dhorcha dorcha
genitive dorcha dorcha dorcha
dative dorcha;
dhorcha1 		dhorcha dorcha;
dhorcha2
Comparative níos dorcha
Superlative is dorcha

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

  • Alternative comparative form: doirche

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dorcha
radical lenition eclipsis
dorcha dhorcha ndorcha

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 181, page 91
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 68

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish dorchae.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dorcha (comparative duirche)

  1. dark
    Antonyms: soilleir, sorcha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of dorcha
radical lenition
dorcha dhorcha

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “dorcha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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