andóchas

Irish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish andóchas, from an- (“very”) +‎ dóchus (“hope”)

Noun

andóchas m (genitive singular andóchais)

1. presumption

Declension

Declension of andóchas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative andóchas Vocative a andóchais Genitive andóchais Dative andóchas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an t-andóchas Genitive an andóchais Dative leis an andóchas don andóchas

Derived terms

• andóchasach (“presumptuous”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
andóchas	n-andóchas	handóchas	t-andóchas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “andóchas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN