éadóchasach

Irish

Alternative forms

éadóthchasach, eudóchasach (obsolete)

Etymology

From éadóchas (“hopelessness, despair”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ia̯ˈd̪ˠoːxəsˠəx/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠoːxːəsˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈeːd̪ˠɔxəsˠa(x)/, [ˈɛːd̪ˠɔxəsˠa(x)]^[1]

Adjective

éadóchasach (genitive singular masculine éadóchasaigh, genitive singular feminine éadóchasaí, plural éadóchasacha, comparative éadóchasaí)

hopeless, despairing, despondent

Declension

Declension of *éadóchasach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	éadóchasach	éadóchasach	éadóchasacha
vocative	éadóchasaigh	éadóchasach	éadóchasacha
genitive	éadóchasaigh	éadóchasaí	éadóchasacha	éadóchasach
dative	éadóchasach	éadóchasach; éadóchasaigh (archaic)	éadóchasacha

Comparative	níos éadóchasaí
Superlative	is éadóchasaí

Derived terms

éadóchasacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of *éadóchasach*
radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
éadóchasach	n-éadóchasach	héadóchasach	not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

“éadóchasach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éadóċasaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 274
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éadóchasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 35

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