dúsholas

Irish

Alternative forms

• dubh-sholas (superseded)

Etymology

From dú- +‎ solas.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːˌhɔl̪ˠəsˠ/

Noun

dúsholas m (genitive singular dúsholais)

1. faint, insufficient light

   Chuaigh ó dhúsholas.

   It became pitch dark.

   (literally, “It went from dim light (sc. to full darkness)”)

Declension

Declension of dúsholas (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative dúsholas vocative a dhúsholais genitive dúsholais dative dúsholas forms with the definite article case singular nominative an dúsholas genitive an dúsholais dative leis an dúsholas don dúsholas

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúsholas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúsholas	dhúsholas	ndúsholas

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