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

Mutated forms of dúlagar

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúlagar	dhúlagar	ndúlagar

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

Further reading

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