dúchasach
Irish
Etymology
From dúchas + -ach.
Adjective
dúchasach (genitive singular masculine dúchasaigh, genitive singular feminine dúchasaí, plural dúchasacha, comparative dúchasaí)
- hereditary, ancestral; inherited, inherent; innate, instinctive; native, indigenous
- (law) inheritable
- vernacular
Declension
Declension of dúchasach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | dúchasach | dhúchasach | dúchasacha; dhúchasacha² | |
Vocative | dhúchasaigh | dúchasacha | ||
Genitive | dúchasaí | dúchasacha | dúchasach | |
Dative | dúchasach; dhúchasach¹ | dhúchasach; dhúchasaigh (archaic) | dúchasacha; dhúchasacha² | |
Comparative | níos dúchasaí | |||
Superlative | is dúchasaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- bundúchasach (“aboriginal”, adjective)
Noun
dúchasach m (genitive singular dúchasaigh, nominative plural dúchasaigh)
- (literary) hereditary proprietor; hereditary head (of community)
- (literary) hereditary follower
- native, inhabitant
Declension
Declension of dúchasach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Derived terms
- bundúchasach m (“aborigine”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúchasach | dhúchasach | ndúchasach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúchasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “dúchasach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “dúchasach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.