dúch

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See also: duch and Duch

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dubh (“black”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Noun

dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)

  1. black ink; ink
    Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable. (literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)
  2. black colouring substance found in bog

Declension

Declension of dúch (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative dúch dúigh
vocative a dhúigh a dhúcha
genitive dúigh dúch
dative dúch dúigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an dúch na dúigh
genitive an dúigh na ndúch
dative leis an dúch
don dúch 		leis na dúigh

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúch
radical lenition eclipsis
dúch dhúch ndúch

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

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