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Dorcha
Dorcha
See also: dorcha
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From dorcha (“dark, dusky, enigmatic”), from Old Irish dorchae.
Proper noun
Dorcha f
- A female given name.
dorcha
dorcha
See also: Dorcha
Irish
Adjective
dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche)
Declension
Declension of dorcha
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | dorcha | dhorcha | dorcha; dhorcha² |
|
| Vocative | dhorcha | dorcha | ||
| Genitive | dorcha | dorcha | dorcha | |
| Dative | dorcha; dhorcha¹ |
dhorcha | dorcha; dhorcha² |
|
| Comparative | níos dorcha | |||
| Superlative | is dorcha | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
- Alternative comparative form: doirche
Antonyms
- (dark): sorcha (“bright”)
- (shy): subháilceach (“joyful, pleasant”)
Derived terms
- dorchacht (“darkness”)
- fear dorcha (“blind man”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| dorcha | dhorcha | ndorcha |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “dorċa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dorcha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
Adjective
dorcha (comparative duirche)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- dorchaich, darken
- dubh dorch, pitch black
- Na Linntean Dorcha, Dark Ages
- seòmar dorcha, darkroom