dochtúir

Irish

Alternative forms

• dochtúr (Cois Fharraige)

Etymology

From Middle Irish doctúir, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠɔxˈt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌxt̪ˠuɾʲ/

Noun

dochtúir m (genitive singular dochtúra, nominative plural dochtúirí)

1. doctor (physician)

Declension

Declension of dochtúir (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dochtúir dochtúirí vocative a dhochtúir a dhochtúirí genitive dochtúra dochtúirí dative dochtúir dochtúirí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dochtúir na dochtúirí genitive an dochtúra na ndochtúirí dative leis an dochtúir don dochtúir leis na dochtúirí

Derived terms

• bandochtúir (“female doctor”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of dochtúir

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dochtúir	dhochtúir	ndochtúir

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

Further reading

• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 67
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dochtúir”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN