dúchas

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See also: duchas and duchás

Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Irish dúthchas (compare Scottish Gaelic dùthchas, Manx dooghys).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

dúchas m (genitive singular dúchais)

  1. hereditary right, heritage
  2. natural affinity
  3. instinct

Declension[edit]

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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúchas dhúchas ndúchas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúthchas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 73

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