dochomhairleach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From do- + comhairle +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔˌxoːɾˠl̠ʲa(x)/[1]

Adjective

dochomhairleach (genitive singular masculine dochomhairligh, genitive singular feminine dochomhairlí, plural dochomhairleacha, comparative dochomhairlí)

  1. wayward, difficult to advise, unamenable to advice

Declension

Declension of dochomhairleach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative dochomhairleach dhochomhairleach dochomhairleacha;
dhochomhairleacha2
vocative dhochomhairligh dochomhairleacha
genitive dochomhairlí dochomhairleacha dochomhairleach
dative dochomhairleach;
dhochomhairleach1 		dhochomhairleach;
dhochomhairligh (archaic) 		dochomhairleacha;
dhochomhairleacha2
Comparative níos dochomhairlí
Superlative is dochomhairlí

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

Antonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dochomhairleach
radical lenition eclipsis
dochomhairleach dhochomhairleach ndochomhairleach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 479, page 153

Further reading

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