dúthrachtach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dúthrachtach. By surface analysis, dúthracht +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːhɾˠa(x)t̪ˠa(x)/^[1]

Adjective

dúthrachtach (genitive singular masculine dúthrachtaigh, genitive singular feminine dúthrachtaí, plural dúthrachtacha, comparative dúthrachtaí)

earnest, zealous, fervent
diligent, assiduous, eager
devoted [with do ‘to’], devout
kind [with do ‘to’], full of goodwill, generous

Declension

Declension of *dúthrachtach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	dúthrachtach	dhúthrachtach	dúthrachtacha; dhúthrachtacha²
vocative	dhúthrachtaigh	dhúthrachtach	dúthrachtacha
genitive	dhúthrachtaigh	dúthrachtaí	dúthrachtacha	dúthrachtach
dative	dúthrachtach; dhúthrachtach¹	dhúthrachtach; dhúthrachtaigh (archaic)	dúthrachtacha; dhúthrachtacha²

Comparative	níos dúthrachtaí
Superlative	is dúthrachtaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

(kind): cineálta
(devout): díograiseach
(kind, generous): mórchroíoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of *dúthrachtach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúthrachtach	dhúthrachtach	ndúthrachtach

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, § 477, page 152

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dúthrachtach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dúṫraċtaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúthrachtach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 477, page 152

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