dorchadas

Irish

Alternative forms

• doircheadas, dorchas
• dorchadus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dorchatas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxəd̪ˠəsˠ/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠxəsˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠxəsˠ/ (corresponding to the form dorchas)

Noun

dorchadas m (genitive singular dorchadais)

1. darkness

Declension

Declension of dorchadas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dorchadas Vocative a dhorchadais Genitive dorchadais Dative dorchadas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an dorchadas Genitive an dorchadais Dative leis an dorchadas don dorchadas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dorchadas	dhorchadas	ndorchadas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dorchadas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• “dorchas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dorchatus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 69
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dorċadas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 257
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorchadas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish dorchatas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɔɾɔxət̪əs̪/

Noun

dorchadas m (genitive singular dorchadais, no plural)

1. darkness
2. obscurity
3. gloominess
4. duskiness
5. mysteriousness

Synonyms

• dubh
• dubhailt
• dubhar
• duibhreas
• mùig
• sgleò

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
dorchadas	dhorchadas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.