dumhach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈdũəx/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dumach (“sand-bank”).

Noun

dumhach f (genitive singular duimhche, nominative plural dumhcha)

1. (geography) sandhill, dune
2. (usually in the plural) sandy ground, (sand-)links

Declension

Declension of dumhach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dumhach dumhcha vocative a dhumhach a dhumhcha genitive duimhche dumhcha dative dumhach dumhaigh (archaic, dialectal) dumhcha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dumhach na dumhcha genitive na duimhche na ndumhcha dative leis an dumhach leis an dumhaigh (archaic, dialectal) don dumhach don dumhaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na dumhcha

Alternative declension

Declension of dumhach (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dumhach dumhaí vocative a dhumhach a dhumhaí genitive dumhacha dumhaí dative dumhach dumhaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dumhach na dumhaí genitive na dumhacha na ndumhaí dative leis an dumhach don dumhach leis na dumhaí

Alternative declension

Declension of dumhach (third declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dumhach dumhaigh vocative a dhumhach a dhumhaigh genitive dumhacha dumhaigh dative dumhach dumhaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dumhach na dumhaigh genitive na dumhacha na ndumhaigh dative leis an dumhach don dumhach leis na dumhaigh

Derived terms

• Dumhach (“Doagh, Co. Antrim”)
• tiomóid duimhche (“sand catstail, sand timothy”)

Etymology 2

Noun

dumhach f (genitive singular duimhche, nominative plural dumhcha)

1. alternative form of dabhach

Declension

Declension of dumhach (second declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative dumhach dumhcha vocative a dhumhach a dhumhcha genitive duimhche dumhcha dative dumhach dumhcha forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an dumhach na dumhcha genitive na duimhche na ndumhcha dative leis an dumhach don dumhach leis na dumhcha

Mutation

Mutated forms of dumhach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dumhach	dhumhach	ndumhach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “dumhach”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎^[2] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “duṁaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 380; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dumhach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN