dóchasach

See also: dòchasach

Irish

Alternative forms

• dóchasúil, dóchastúil

Etymology

From dóchas +‎ -ach.

Adjective

dóchasach (genitive singular masculine dóchasaigh, genitive singular feminine dóchasaí, plural dóchasacha, comparative dóchasaí)

1. hopeful, sanguine

Declension

Declension of dóchasach

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dóchasach	dhóchasach	dóchasacha; dhóchasacha2
vocative	dhóchasaigh		dóchasacha
genitive		dóchasaí	dóchasacha	dóchasach
dative	dóchasach; dhóchasach1	dhóchasach; dhóchasaigh (archaic)	dóchasacha; dhóchasacha2
Comparative	níos dóchasaí
Superlative	is dóchasaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• andóchasach
• éadóchasach

Mutation

Mutated forms of dóchasach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dóchasach	dhóchasach	ndóchasach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dóchasach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dóchasach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dóchasach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024