dúch

See also: duch and Duch

Irish

Alternative forms

• dubhach (obsolete)

Etymology

From dubh (“black”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ˠuːx/

Noun

dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)

1. black ink; ink

   Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable. (literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)

2. black colouring substance found in bog

Declension

Declension of dúch (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dúch dúigh vocative a dhúigh a dhúcha genitive dúigh dúch dative dúch dúigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dúch na dúigh genitive an dúigh na ndúch dative leis an dúch don dúch leis na dúigh

Derived terms

• dúch clódóireachta (“printing ink”)
• dúch cóipeála (“copying ink”)
• dúch cudail (“sepia”)
• dúch Indiach (“Indian ink”)
• dúchaire (“stamping-pad”)
• dúchán (“inkholder, ink-well”)
• ribín dúigh (“inking ribbon”)
• rollán dúigh (“inking roller”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúch

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúch	dhúch	ndúch

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) “dúch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN