dúchan
See also: duchan and dư chấn
Irish
Alternative forms
- dúchaint
- dubhachaint, dubhachan, duibheachan, duibheachán, duibhthean (obsolete)
Etymology
From dubh (“black”).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuəxən/[1] (corresponding to the form dubhachan)
Noun
dúchan f (genitive singular dúchana)
- darkening, blackening
- blight (on potatoes); smut, black rust (on grain)
- inkwell
Declension
Declension of dúchan
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúchan | dhúchan | ndúchan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “dúchan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “duḃaċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 266
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “duiḃeaċan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúchan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
References
- Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 72.