dúcha

See also: ducha and duchá

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːxə/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dúthchae (“natural right, privilege”), from dúthaig (“proper or natural to”), from dú (“place, spot”).

Alternative forms

Adjective

dúcha (predicative only)

  1. natural [with do ‘to’], in one’s nature, intrinsic, innate

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “dúṫċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 382; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dúcha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

dúcha

  1. alternative form of duibhe (comparative degree of dubh)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúcha
radical lenition eclipsis
dúcha dhúcha ndúcha

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, page 216
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