deoch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʲɔx/

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dí, nominative plural deochanna or deocha)

1. drink; draught, potion

   Proverb: Is túisce deoch ná scéal. ― One should offer a drink before asking for news.

2. quantity of liquid; infusion, wash

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deoch deochanna Vocative a dheoch a dheochanna Genitive dí deochanna Dative deoch digh (archaic, dialectal) deochanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deoch na deochanna Genitive na dí na ndeochanna Dative leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal) leis na deochanna

With weak plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative deoch deocha Vocative a dheoch a dheocha Genitive dí deoch Dative deoch digh (archaic, dialectal) deocha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an deoch na deocha Genitive na dí na ndeoch Dative leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal) leis na deocha

Derived terms

• ar deoch (“in one's cups”)
• caiteoir dí (“drinker”)
• d'aon deoch (“at a draught”)
• deoch an dorais (“stirrup-cup”)
• deoch chodlata, deoch shuain (“sleeping-draught”)
• deoch chroíúil (“heart-warming drink”)
• deoch chrua (“drink of strong spirits”)
• deoch dhearmaid (“(mythical) drink of forgetfulness”)
• deoch láidir (“strong drink”)
• deoch leighis (“healing potion”)
• deoch mheisciúil (“intoxicating drink”)
• deoch shláinte (“pick-me-up”)
• lucht dí (“drinkers”)
• tomhaisín dí (“drop of drink”)

 

Related terms

• ól

Verb

deoch (present analytic deochann, future analytic deochfaidh, verbal noun deochadh, past participle deochta)

1. (transitive) immerse, cover with liquid

Conjugation

conjugation of deoch (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	deochaim	deochann tú; deochair†	deochann sé, sí	deochaimid	deochann sibh	deochann siad; deochaid†	a dheochann; a dheochas / a ndeochann*; a ndeochas*	deochtar
	past	dheoch mé; dheochas	dheoch tú; dheochais	dheoch sé, sí	dheochamar; dheoch muid	dheoch sibh; dheochabhair	dheoch siad; dheochadar	a dheoch / ar dheoch*	deochadh
	past habitual	dheochainn / ndeochainn‡‡	dheochtá / ndeochtᇇ	dheochadh sé, sí / ndeochadh sé, s퇇	dheochaimis; dheochadh muid / ndeochaimis‡‡; ndeochadh muid‡‡	dheochadh sibh / ndeochadh sibh‡‡	dheochaidís; dheochadh siad / ndeochaidís‡‡; ndeochadh siad‡‡	a dheochadh / a ndeochadh*	dheochtaí / ndeochta퇇
future		deochfaidh mé; deochfad	deochfaidh tú; deochfair†	deochfaidh sé, sí	deochfaimid; deochfaidh muid	deochfaidh sibh	deochfaidh siad; deochfaid†	a dheochfaidh; a dheochfas / a ndeochfaidh*; a ndeochfas*	deochfar
conditional		dheochfainn / ndeochfainn‡‡	dheochfá / ndeochfᇇ	dheochfadh sé, sí / ndeochfadh sé, s퇇	dheochfaimis; dheochfadh muid / ndeochfaimis‡‡; ndeochfadh muid‡‡	dheochfadh sibh / ndeochfadh sibh‡‡	dheochfaidís; dheochfadh siad / ndeochfaidís‡‡; ndeochfadh siad‡‡	a dheochfadh / a ndeochfadh*	dheochfaí / ndeochfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go ndeocha mé; go ndeochad†	go ndeocha tú; go ndeochair†	go ndeocha sé, sí	go ndeochaimid; go ndeocha muid	go ndeocha sibh	go ndeocha siad; go ndeochaid†	—	go ndeochtar
	past	dá ndeochainn	dá ndeochtá	dá ndeochadh sé, sí	dá ndeochaimis; dá ndeochadh muid	dá ndeochadh sibh	dá ndeochaidís; dá ndeochadh siad	—	dá ndeochtaí
imperative		deochaim	deoch	deochadh sé, sí	deochaimis	deochaigí; deochaidh†	deochaidís	—	deochtar
verbal noun		deochadh
past participle		deochta

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

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “deoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish deog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̊ʲɔx], /tʲɔx/

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dìghe or dìbhe, plural deochannan)

1. drink

Derived terms

• deoch an dorais (“stirrup cup, farewell drink”)
• deoch an uil-ìoc (“potion”)
• deoch làidir (“alcohol”)
• deoch-bhàn (“gruel, oatmeal drink”)
• deoch-bhiugh (“greenshank”)
• deoch-cadail (“sleepy dose”)
• deoch-eiridinn (“potion”)
• deoch-eòlais (“the first glass drunk to a stranger”)
• deoch-ìobairt (“libation”)
• deoch-lag (“soft drink”)
• deoch-liomaid (“lemonade”)
• deoch-maidne (“the morning drink among the better-class Gaels of old, being an egg switched in a glass of milk with a little whiskey added”)
• deoch-mairt (“a huge drink”, literally “a cow's drink”)
• deoch-réite (“friendship bowl”)
• deoch-rèith (“flummery, sowens”)
• deoch-sgliap (“drink at other's expense”)
• deoch-slàinte (“toast”)
• deoch-thumte (“decanted drink”)
• deoch-uasal (“costly drink, foreign drink”)
• tinneas na dighe (“alcoholism”)

 

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “deoch”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “deog, deoch”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language