dualgas

Irish

Alternative forms

• dualgus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish dúalgas, dúalcus, alteration of dúalus, from dúal (“native”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuəl̪ˠɡəsˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠuəlˠɡəsˠ/

Noun

dualgas m (genitive singular dualgais, nominative plural dualgais)

1. duty, obligation, onus

   Synonym: oibleagáid

2. a natural or traditional right
3. just reward

Declension

Declension of dualgas (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dualgas dualgais vocative a dhualgais a dhualgasa genitive dualgais dualgas dative dualgas dualgais forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dualgas na dualgais genitive an dualgais na ndualgas dative leis an dualgas don dualgas leis na dualgais

Derived terms

• ar dualgas (“on duty”)
• as dualgas (“in right of”)
• glao-dhualgas (“on-call duty”)

Related terms

• dual

Mutation

Mutated forms of dualgas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dualgas	dhualgas	ndualgas

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “dualgas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 266
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dualgas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN