dorchacht
Irish
Alternative forms
- doircheacht[1]
Etymology
From Middle Irish dorchacht.[2] By surface analysis, dorcha + -acht.
Pronunciation
Noun
dorchacht f (genitive singular dorchachta)
References
- ^ “dorchacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorchacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dorċaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 257
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dorchacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Middle Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd̪oɾ(ə)xəxt̪/, /ˈd̪oɾ(ə)xaxt̪/
Noun
dorchacht f
Quotations
- c. 1400, trans. Cath Mhuighe Léana in the Yellow Book of Lecan, Trinity MS 1318, 108.13
- re lán dhorchacht ― a time full of darkness
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| dorchacht | dorchacht pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/, later /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ndorchacht |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Middle Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorchacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language