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) (ambitransitive)

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

Conjugation

conjugation of dóigh (first conjugation – C)

verbal noun	dó
past participle	dóite
tense	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

* 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”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dóiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative dóigh vocative a dhóigh genitive dóighe dative dóigh forms with the definite article 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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dóiġ ‘trust, hope, confidence’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 354; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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 singular plural nominative dóigh dóigheanna vocative a dhóigh a dhóigheanna genitive dóighe dóigheanna dative dóigh dóigheanna forms with the definite article 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”)

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dóiġ ‘manner’”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 353; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 4

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

Conjunction

dóigh

1. (literary) for, since, because

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dáiġ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 301; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóigh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dóigh	dhóigh	ndóigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.