dúchasach

Irish

Etymology

dúchas (“hereditary right or claim; birthright, heritage; ancestral estate, patrimony; native place or country, ancestral home; traditional connexion”) +‎ -ach

Noun

dúchasach m (genitive singular dúchasaigh, nominative plural dúchasaigh)

1. (literary) hereditary proprietor; hereditary head (of community)
2. (literary) hereditary follower
3. native, inhabitant

Declension

Declension of dúchasach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dúchasach dúchasaigh Vocative a dhúchasaigh a dhúchasacha Genitive dúchasaigh dúchasach Dative dúchasach dúchasaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dúchasach na dúchasaigh Genitive an dúchasaigh na ndúchasach Dative leis an dúchasach don dúchasach leis na dúchasaigh

Derived terms

• bundúchasach m (“aborigine”)

Adjective

dúchasach (genitive singular masculine dúchasaigh, genitive singular feminine dúchasaí, plural dúchasacha, comparative dúchasaí)

1. hereditary, ancestral; inherited, inherent; innate, instinctive; native, indigenous
2. (law) inheritable
3. vernacular

Declension

Declension of dúchasach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	dúchasach	dhúchasach	dúchasacha; dhúchasacha²
Vocative	dhúchasaigh		dúchasacha
Genitive		dúchasaí	dúchasacha	dúchasach
Dative	dúchasach; dhúchasach¹	dhúchasach; dhúchasaigh (archaic)	dúchasacha; dhúchasacha²
Comparative	níos dúchasaí
Superlative	is dúchasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• bundúchasach (“aboriginal”, adjective)

References

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