dochloíte
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From do- + cloíte (“exhausted”), past participle of cloígh.
Adjective[edit]
dochloíte
- invincible, impregnable (able to withstand all attacks; too strong to be defeated or overcome)
- Synonym: dosháraithe
- indefatigable
- Synonyms: dosháraithe, dothraochta, dothuirsithe
- indomitable
- irrepressible
Declension[edit]
Declension of dochloíte
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dochloíte | dhochloíte | dochloíte; dhochloíte² | |
| Vocative | dhochloíte | dochloíte | ||
| Genitive | dochloíte | dochloíte | dochloíte | |
| Dative | dochloíte; dhochloíte¹ |
dhochloíte | dochloíte; dhochloíte² | |
| Comparative | níos dochloíte | |||
| Superlative | is dochloíte | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dochloíte | dhochloíte | ndochloíte |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- “dochloíte”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dochloíte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dochloíte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page do-ċlaoiḋte
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dochloíte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN