dorchadas

Irish

Alternative forms

  • doircheadas, dorchas
  • dorchadus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dorchatas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxəd̪ˠəsˠ/
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠxəsˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠxəsˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form dorchas)

Noun

dorchadas m (genitive singular dorchadais)

  1. darkness

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dorchadas dhorchadas ndorchadas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 68

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dorchatas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɔɾɔxət̪əs̪/

Noun

dorchadas m (genitive singular dorchadais, no plural)

  1. darkness
  2. obscurity
  3. gloominess
  4. duskiness
  5. mysteriousness

Synonyms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
dorchadasdhorchadas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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