dúch
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)
- black ink; ink
- Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable. (literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)
- black colouring substance found in bog
Declension
[edit]Declension of dúch
Derived terms
[edit]- dúch clódóireachta (“printing ink”)
- dúch cóipeála (“copying ink”)
- dúch cudail (“sepia”)
- dúch Indiach (“Indian ink”)
- dúchaire (“stamping-pad”)
- dúchán (“inkholder, ink-well”)
- ribín dúigh (“inking ribbon”)
- rollán dúigh (“inking roller”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúch | dhúch | ndúch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN