dochúlaithe

Irish

Etymology

From do- +‎ cúlaithe, verbal adjective of cúlaigh (“reverse”).

Adjective

dochúlaithe (not comparable)

1. irreversible

   Antonym: iniompaithe

Declension

Declension of dochúlaithe

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine
nominative	dochúlaithe	dhochúlaithe	dochúlaithe; dhochúlaithe2
vocative	dhochúlaithe		dochúlaithe
genitive		dochúlaithe	strong noun	weak noun
			dochúlaithe	dochúlaithe
dative	dochúlaithe; dhochúlaithe1	dhochúlaithe	dochúlaithe; dhochúlaithe2
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of dochúlaithe

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dochúlaithe	dhochúlaithe	ndochúlaithe

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