dúlagar

Irish

Etymology

From dú- (intensive prefix) +‎ lagar (“weakeness”).

Noun

dúlagar m (genitive singular dúlagair, nominative plural dúlagracha)

1. (uncountable) depression

   Synonym: lionn dubh

   Tá dúlagar uirthi/Tá sí faoi dhúlagar.

   She is depressed.

   • 2023 November 6, Roibeárd Ó Cuinn, “Labhraimis faoi dhúlagar”, in The Irish Times‎^[1], Tuarascáil:

     Is meabhairghalar é dúlagar a chuireann isteach ar ghiúmar, ar fheidhmiú inchinne, ar leibhéil fuinnimh, ar chodladh agus ar ár mbraistint folláine.

     Depression is a mental illness that affects mood, brain function, energy levels, sleep and our sense of well-being.

2. (countable) depressive episode

Declension

Declension of dúlagar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative dúlagar ddúlagracha Vocative a dhúlagair a dhdúlagracha Genitive dúlagair ddúlagracha Dative dúlagar ddúlagracha

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an dúlagar na ddúlagracha Genitive an dúlagair na nddúlagracha Dative leis an dúlagar don dúlagar leis na ddúlagracha

Derived terms

• dúlagar iarthuismidh m (“postpartum depression”)
• dúlagrach m (“depressive”)
• dúlagrán m (“depressant”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúlagar	dhúlagar	ndúlagar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “dúlagar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024