dóigh

See also: dòigh

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoːɟ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoːj/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dauyeti. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dòth, Manx daah (“to singe, scorch”), Welsh deifio, Breton deviñ, and Cornish dewi.

Alternative forms

• dóich (Ulster)

Verb

dóigh (present analytic dónn, future analytic dófaidh, verbal noun dó, past participle dóite) (transitive, intransitive)

1. burn, singe; sear, scorch
2. (games) put out

Conjugation

conjugation of dóigh (first conjugation – C)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	dóim	dónn tú; dóir†	dónn sé, sí	dóimid	dónn sibh	dónn siad; dóid†	a dhónn; a dhós / a ndónn*	dóitear
	past	dhóigh mé; dhós	dhóigh tú; dhóis	dhóigh sé, sí	dhómar; dhóigh muid	dhóigh sibh; dhóbhair	dhóigh siad; dhódar	a dhóigh / ar dhóigh*	dódh
	past habitual	dhóinn / ndóinn‡‡	dhóiteá / ndóiteᇇ	dhódh sé, sí / ndódh sé, s퇇	dhóimis; dhódh muid / ndóimis‡‡; ndódh muid‡‡	dhódh sibh / ndódh sibh‡‡	dhóidís; dhódh siad / ndóidís‡‡; ndódh siad‡‡	a dhódh / a ndódh*	dhóití / ndóit퇇
future		dófaidh mé; dófad	dófaidh tú; dófair†	dófaidh sé, sí	dófaimid; dófaidh muid	dófaidh sibh	dófaidh siad; dófaid†	a dhófaidh; a dhófas / a ndófaidh*	dófar
conditional		dhófainn / ndófainn‡‡	dhófá / ndófᇇ	dhófadh sé, sí / ndófadh sé, s퇇	dhófaimis; dhófadh muid / ndófaimis‡‡; ndófadh muid‡‡	dhófadh sibh / ndófadh sibh‡‡	dhófaidís; dhófadh siad / ndófaidís‡‡; ndófadh siad‡‡	a dhófadh / a ndófadh*	dhófaí / ndófa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndó mé; go ndód†	go ndó tú; go ndóir†	go ndó sé, sí	go ndóimid; go ndó muid	go ndó sibh	go ndó siad; go ndóid†	—	go ndóitear
	past	dá ndóinn	dá ndóiteá	dá ndódh sé, sí	dá ndóimis; dá ndódh muid	dá ndódh sibh	dá ndóidís; dá ndódh siad	—	dá ndóití
imperative		dóim	dóigh	dódh sé, sí	dóimis	dóigí; dóidh†	dóidís	—	dóitear
verbal noun		dó
past participle		dóite

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

• Alternative present: dóigheann

Derived terms

• blas dóite (“burnt taste”)
• dóire (“burner”)
• dóite ag an ngrian (“sunburned”)
• dóite ag an sioc (“seared by frost, frostbitten”)
• dóiteán (“conflagration, fire”)
• gáire dóite (“wry, dry smile”)
• grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)
• siúcra dóite (“burnt sugar”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Irish doich (“likely, probably”, adjective).

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe)

1. hope, expectation; trust, confidence
2. source of expectation; likely subject, mark
3. likelihood; supposition, certainty, opinion
4. (used adjectivally with copula, comparative dóiche, dóichí) likely, probable

Declension

Declension of dóigh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dóigh Vocative a dhóigh Genitive dóighe Dative dóigh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an dóigh Genitive na dóighe Dative leis an dóigh don dóigh

Derived terms

• andóigh
• ar ndóigh
• dar ndóigh
• de mo dhóigh
• déan dóigh de
• dóigh déirce
• dóigh magaidh
• dóighiúil
• dóithín
• is dóigh

 

Etymology 3

From Old Irish dáig (“way, manner”).

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe, nominative plural dóigheanna)

1. way, manner (used primarily in fixed phrases, see Derived terms)

   ar an dóigh sin ― in that way

2. state, condition; situation, circumstances

   Cad é an dóigh atá ort?

   How is your situation?

3. means, opportunity

Declension

Declension of dóigh

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative dóigh dóigheanna Vocative a dhóigh a dhóigheanna Genitive dóighe dóigheanna Dative dóigh dóigheanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an dóigh na dóigheanna Genitive na dóighe na ndóigheanna Dative leis an dóigh don dóigh leis na dóigheanna

Derived terms

• ar dhóigh ar bith (“anyhow”)
• ar dóigh (“fine, proper”)
• ar dóigh go (“in order that”)
• cén dóigh? (“in what way? how?”)
• dídhóigh
• dóigh ghiorraisc (“brusque manner”)
• dóigh mheallacach (“tempting manner”)
• gan dóigh (“bad off, destitute”)

 

Etymology 4

From Old Irish dáig (“for, since, because”)

Conjunction

dóigh

1. (literary) for, since, because

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dóigh	dhóigh	ndóigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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