dorchacht

Irish

Alternative forms

• doircheacht

Etymology

dorcha +‎ -acht, from Old Irish dorchacht

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxəxt̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠəxa(h)t̪ˠ/

Noun

dorchacht f (genitive singular dorchachta)

1. darkness, blackness
2. eclipse
3. mysteriousness

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dorchacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorchacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Old Irish

Etymology

From dorchae +‎ -acht

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdorxaxt/

Noun

dorchacht f

1. darkness
2. obscurity
3. dimness of sight

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dorchacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language