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dóchas
dóchas
See also: dòchas
Irish
Noun
dóchas m (genitive singular dóchais)
- hope, trust, reliance (with as plus the person or thing hoped or trusted in or relied on)
- Tá dóchas agam asat chun é a dhéanamh.
- I trust in you to do it; I rely on you to do it.
- Tá dóchas agam asat chun é a dhéanamh.
Declension
Declension of dóchas
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dóchas | dhóchas | ndóchas |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “dóchus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “dóċas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dóchas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.