dochloíte

Irish

Alternative forms

• dochlaoidhte, do-chlaoidhte, dochlaoite, do-chlaoite

Etymology

From do- +‎ cloíte (“exhausted”), past participle of cloígh.

Adjective

dochloíte

1. invincible, impregnable (able to withstand all attacks; too strong to be defeated or overcome)

   Synonym: dosháraithe

2. indefatigable

   Synonyms: dosháraithe, dothraochta, dothuirsithe

3. indomitable
4. irrepressible

Declension

Declension of dochloíte

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dochloíte	dhochloíte	dochloíte; dhochloíte2
vocative	dhochloíte		dochloíte
genitive		dochloíte	dochloíte	dochloíte
dative	dochloíte; dhochloíte1	dhochloíte	dochloíte; dhochloíte2
Comparative	níos dochloíte
Superlative	is dochloíte

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 dochloíte

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dochloíte	dhochloíte	ndochloíte

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

Further reading

• “dochloíte”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dochloíte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dochloíte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page do-ċlaoiḋte
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dochloíte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN