dúch
See also: duch and Duch
Irish
Alternative forms
- dubhach (obsolete)
Etymology
From dubh (“black”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [d̪ˠuːx]
Noun
dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)
- black ink; ink
- Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable.(literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)
- Proverb:
- black colouring substance found in bog
Declension
Declension of dúch
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- dúchaire (“stamping-pad”)
- dúchán (“inkholder, ink-well”)
- dúch clódóireachta (“printing ink”)
- dúch cóipeála (“copying ink”)
- dúch cudail (“sepia”)
- dúch Indiach (“Indian ink”)
- ribín dúigh (“inking ribbon”)
- rollán dúigh (“inking roller”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúch | dhúch | ndúch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "dúch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.