dorcha

See also: Dorcha

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/
• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌɾˠəxə/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/, /ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəxə/

Adjective

dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche)

1. dark

   Antonym: sorcha

2. hidden, secret, mysterious
3. shy

   Antonym: suáilceach

4. blind

Declension

Declension of dorcha

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	dorcha	dhorcha	dorcha; dhorcha2
vocative	dhorcha		dorcha
genitive		dorcha	dorcha	dorcha
dative	dorcha; dhorcha1	dhorcha	dorcha; dhorcha2
Comparative	níos dorcha
Superlative	is dorcha

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

• Alternative comparative form: doirche

Derived terms

• damhna dorcha (“dark matter”)
• dorchacht (“darkness”)
• dorchadas (“darkness”)
• Feardorcha

Mutation

Mutated forms of dorcha

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dorcha	dhorcha	ndorcha

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dorcha”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dorcha”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dorcha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dorċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 257

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• dorch

Etymology

From Old Irish dorchae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɔɾɔxə/

Adjective

dorcha (comparative duirche)

1. dark

   Antonyms: soilleir, sorcha

Derived terms

• dorchaich (“darken”)
• dubh dorch (“pitch black”)
• Na Linntean Dorcha (“Dark Ages”)
• seòmar dorcha (“darkroom”)

 

Mutation

Mutation of dorcha

radical	lenition
dorcha	dhorcha

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “dorcha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “dorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language