dócúl

Irish

Alternative forms

• dócamhal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish doccumail. Etymological antonym of sócúl.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːl̪ˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəl̪ˠ/

Noun

dócúl m (genitive singular dócúil)

1. difficulty, distress, discomfort

Declension

Declension of dócúl (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dócúl vocative a dhócúil genitive dócúil dative dócúl forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dócúl genitive an dócúil dative leis an dócúl don dócúl

Derived terms

• dócúlach
• dócúlacht

Further reading

• “dócúl”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “doccumail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sócaṁal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 667
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dócúl”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN