dóchúil

Irish

Etymology

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Adjective

dóchúil (genitive singular masculine dóchúil, genitive singular feminine dóchúla, plural dóchúla, comparative dóchúla)

  1. likely, probable

Declension

Declension of dóchúil
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dóchúil dhóchúil dóchúla;
dhóchúla2
vocative dhóchúil dóchúla
genitive dóchúla dóchúla dóchúil
dative dóchúil;
dhóchúil1
dhóchúil dóchúla;
dhóchúla2
Comparative níos dóchúla
Superlative is dóchúla

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóchúil
radical lenition eclipsis
dóchúil dhóchúil ndóchúil

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

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