dóigh

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dóïd,[2] from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dòth, Manx daah (“to singe, scorch”), Welsh deifio, Breton deviñ, and Cornish dewi.

Alternative forms

Verb

dóigh (present analytic dónn, future analytic dófaidh, verbal noun dó, past participle dóite) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. burn, singe; sear, scorch
  2. (games) put out
Conjugation
conjugation of dóigh (first conjugation – C)
verbal noun dó
past participle dóite
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present dóim dónn tú;
dóir† 		dónn sé, sí dóimid dónn sibh dónn siad;
dóid† 		a dhónn; a dhós /
a ndónn* 		dóitear
past dhóigh mé; dhós dhóigh tú;
dhóis 		dhóigh sé, sí dhómar; dhóigh muid dhóigh sibh; dhóbhair dhóigh siad; dhódar a dhóigh /
ar dhóigh* 		dódh
past habitual dhóinn / ndóinn‡‡ dhóiteá / ndóiteᇇ dhódh sé, sí / ndódh sé, s퇇 dhóimis; dhódh muid / ndóimis‡‡; ndódh muid‡‡ dhódh sibh / ndódh sibh‡‡ dhóidís; dhódh siad / ndóidís‡‡; ndódh siad‡‡ a dhódh /
a ndódh* 		dhóití / ndóit퇇
future dófaidh mé;
dófad 		dófaidh tú;
dófair† 		dófaidh sé, sí dófaimid;
dófaidh muid 		dófaidh sibh dófaidh siad;
dófaid† 		a dhófaidh; a dhófas /
a ndófaidh* 		dófar
conditional dhófainn / ndófainn‡‡ dhófá / ndófᇇ dhófadh sé, sí / ndófadh sé, s퇇 dhófaimis; dhófadh muid / ndófaimis‡‡; ndófadh muid‡‡ dhófadh sibh / ndófadh sibh‡‡ dhófaidís; dhófadh siad / ndófaidís‡‡; ndófadh siad‡‡ a dhófadh /
a ndófadh* 		dhófaí / ndófa퇇
subjunctive
present go ndó mé;
go ndód† 		go ndó tú;
go ndóir† 		go ndó sé, sí go ndóimid;
go ndó muid 		go ndó sibh go ndó siad;
go ndóid† 		— go ndóitear
past dá ndóinn dá ndóiteá dá ndódh sé, sí dá ndóimis;
dá ndódh muid 		dá ndódh sibh dá ndóidís;
dá ndódh siad 		— dá ndóití
imperative
- dóim dóigh dódh sé, sí dóimis dóigí;
dóidh† 		dóidís — dóitear

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish doich (“likely, probably”, adjective).[3]

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe)

  1. hope, expectation; trust, confidence
  2. source of expectation; likely subject, mark
  3. likelihood; supposition, certainty, opinion
  4. (used adjectivally with copula, comparative dóiche, dóichí) likely, probable
Declension
Declension of dóigh (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative dóigh
vocative a dhóigh
genitive dóighe
dative dóigh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an dóigh
genitive na dóighe
dative leis an dóigh
don dóigh
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish dáig (“way, manner”).

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe, nominative plural dóigheanna)

  1. way, manner (used primarily in fixed phrases, see Derived terms)
    ar an dóigh sin ― in that way
  2. state, condition; situation, circumstances
    Cad é an dóigh atá ort?
    How is your situation?
  3. means, opportunity
Declension
Declension of dóigh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dóigh dóigheanna
vocative a dhóigh a dhóigheanna
genitive dóighe dóigheanna
dative dóigh dóigheanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dóigh na dóigheanna
genitive na dóighe na ndóigheanna
dative leis an dóigh
don dóigh 		leis na dóigheanna
Derived terms

Etymology 4

From Old Irish dáig (“for, since, because”)

Conjunction

dóigh

  1. (literary) for, since, because

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóigh
radical lenition eclipsis
dóigh dhóigh ndóigh

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 69
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dóïd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doich”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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