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dóigh
dóigh
See also: dòigh
Irish
Verb
dóigh (present analytic dónn, future analytic dófaidh, verbal noun dó, past participle dóite)
Conjugation
First Conjugation (C)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | dóim | dónn tú; dóir† |
dónn sé, sí | dóimid | dónn sibh | dónn siad; dóid† |
a dhónn; a dhós / a ndónn*; a ndós* |
dóitear |
past | dhóigh mé; dhós | dhóigh tú; dhóis |
dhóigh sé, sí | dhómar; dhóigh muid | dhóigh sibh; dhóbhair | dhóigh siad; dhódar | a dhóigh / ar dhóigh* |
dódh | |
past habitual | dhóinn | dhóiteá | dhódh sé, sí | dhóimis; dhódh muid | dhódh sibh | dhóidís; dhódh siad | a dhódh / ar dhódh* |
dhóití | |
future | dófaidh mé; dófad |
dófaidh tú; dófair† |
dófaidh sé, sí | dófaimid; dófaidh muid |
dófaidh sibh | dófaidh siad; dófaid† |
a dhófaidh; a dhófas / a ndófaidh*; a ndófas* |
dófar | |
conditional | dhófainn | dhófá | dhófadh sé, sí | dhófaimis; dhófadh muid | dhófadh sibh | dhófaidís; dhófadh siad | a dhófadh / ar dhófadh* |
dhófaí | |
subjunctive | present | go ndó mé; go ndód† |
go ndó tú; go ndóir† |
go ndó sé, sí | go ndóimid; go ndó muid |
go ndó sibh | go ndó siad; go ndóid† |
— | go ndóitear |
past | dá ndóinn | dá ndóiteá | dá ndódh sé, sí | dá ndóimis; dá ndódh muid |
dá ndódh sibh | dá ndóidís; dá ndódh siad |
— | dá ndóití | |
imperative | dóim | dóigh | dódh sé, sí | dóimis | dóigí; dóidh† |
dóidís | — | dóitear | |
verbal noun | dó | ||||||||
past participle | dóite |
* Indirect relative
† Dialect form
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish doich (“likely, probably”, adjective).
Noun
dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Irish dáig (“way, manner”).
Noun
dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe, nominative plural dóigheanna)
- way, manner (used primarily in fixed phrases, see Derived terms)
- ar an dóigh sin ― in that way
- condition, situation, circumstances
- Cad é an dóigh atá ort?
- How is your situation?
- Cad é an dóigh atá ort?
Derived terms
- ar dóigh (“fine, proper”)
- ar dhóigh ar bith (“anyhow”)
- ar dóigh go (“in order that”)
- gan dóigh (“bad off, destitute”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dóigh | dhóigh | ndóigh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |