dochtúir
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish doctúir, from Latin doctor.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔxˈt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌxt̪ˠuɾʲ/
Noun
[edit]dochtúir m (genitive singular dochtúra, nominative plural dochtúirí)
- doctor (physician)
Declension
[edit]Declension of dochtúir
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- bandochtúir (“female doctor”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dochtúir | dhochtúir | ndochtúir |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 67
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dochtúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN