dochtúir
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish doctúir, from Latin doctor.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠoxˈt̪ˠuːɾʲ/[2][3][4]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): (Aran) /ˈd̪ˠoxt̪ˠuːɾʲ/[5]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): (Glenties) /ˈd̪ˠɔkt̪ˠuːɾʲ/[6], /ˈd̪ˠɔxt̪ˠəɾʲ/[7]; (Gweedore) /ˈd̪ˠɔkt̪ˠəɾʲ/ ~ /ˈd̪ˠɔkt̪ˠuɾʲ/[8]
- Many of these pronunciations are influenced by English doctor.
- see: dochtúr for pronunciations ending in broad /ɾˠ/
Noun
[edit]dochtúir m (genitive singular dochtúra, nominative plural dochtúirí)
- doctor (physician)
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]- bandochtúir (“female doctor”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| dochtúir | dhochtúir | ndochtúir |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dochtúir”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 134 note 1, page 28
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 340, page 109; reprinted 1988
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 48, page 39
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 67
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 234
- ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 437
- ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922), The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 64.5, page 26
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “doċtúir”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 351; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dochtúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN