dúchan
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dubh (“black”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dúchan f (genitive singular dúchana)
- darkening, blackening
- blight (on potatoes); smut, black rust (on grain)
- inkwell
Declension[edit]
Declension of dúchan
Bare forms (no plural for this noun):
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dúchan | dhúchan | ndúchan |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 72
Further reading[edit]
- “dúchan”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duḃaċán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 266
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “duiḃeaċan”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 268
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúchan”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN