dobhareach

Irish

Alternative forms

• dobhar-each

Etymology

dobhar (“water”) +‎ each (“horse”)

Noun

dobhareach m (genitive singular dobhareich, nominative plural dobhareacha)

1. hippopotamus

Declension

Declension of dobhareach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dobhareach dobhareacha Vocative a dhobhareich a dhobhareacha Genitive dobhareich dobhareach Dative dobhareach dobhareacha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dobhareach na dobhareacha Genitive an dobhareich na ndobhareach Dative leis an dobhareach don dobhareach leis na dobhareacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dobhareach	dhobhareach	ndobhareach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dobhareach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall, Ua Maoileoin, Pádraig (1991) “dobhareach”, in An Foclóir Beag (in Irish), Dublin: An Gúm