dòchasach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From dòchas +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɔːxəs̪əx/

Adjective

dòchasach (genitive singular masculine dòchasaich, comparative dòchasaiche)

1. expectant, hopeful, prospective

   Antonym: eu-dòchasach

Usage notes

• Used about people - when referring to situations, gealltanach is used:

  Tha sinn dòchasach mun t-suidheachdadh. ― We're hopeful about the situation.

  Tha an t-suidheachadh gealltanach. ― The situation is hopeful.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dòchasach	dhòchasach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dòchasach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN