dócúl
Irish
Alternative forms
- dócamhal (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish docomail. Etymological antonym of sócúl.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːl̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəl̪ˠ/[1]
Noun
dócúl m (genitive singular dócúil)
- difficulty, distress, discomfort
Declension
Declension of dócúl
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Derived terms
- dócúlach
- dócúlacht
Further reading
- “dócúl” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doccumail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “sócaṁal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 667.
- "dócúl" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
References
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15