dócúl

Irish

Alternative forms

  • dócamhal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish doccumail. 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)

  1. difficulty, distress, discomfort

Declension

Declension of dócúl (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative dócúl
vocative a dhócúil
genitive dócúil
dative dócúl
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an dócúl
genitive an dócúil
dative leis an dócúl
don dócúl

Derived terms

  • dócúlach
  • dócúlacht

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

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