dualgas

Irish

Alternative forms

dualgus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúalgas, dúalcus, alteration of dúalus, from dúal (“native”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuəl̪ˠɡəsˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuəlˠɡəsˠ/

Noun

dualgas m (genitive singular dualgais, nominative plural dualgais)

duty, obligation, onus
Synonym: oibleagáid
a natural or traditional right
just reward

Declension

Declension of dualgas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dualgas	dualgais
Vocative	a dhualgais	a dhualgasa
Genitive	dualgais	dualgas
Dative	dualgas	dualgais

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dualgas	na dualgais
Genitive	an dualgais	na ndualgas
Dative	leis an dualgas don dualgas	leis na dualgais

Derived terms

ar dualgas (“on duty”)
as dualgas (“in right of”)
glao-dhualgas (“on-call duty”)

Related terms

dual

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dualgas	dhualgas	ndualgas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“dualgas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúalgas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dualgas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 266
Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 73
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dualgas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 42

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