dúiche

Irish

Alternative forms

• dúthaigh

Etymology

Originally the genitive of dúthaigh, from Middle Irish dúthaig, substantivization of dúthaig (“hereditary, native”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːçə/^[1]

Noun

dúiche f (genitive singular dúiche, nominative plural dúichí)

1. hereditary land, ancestral land
2. native land, native place; home country
3. land, estate
4. region, territory; district, locality, countryside
5. vast number or amount

Declension

Declension of dúiche (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative dúiche dúichí vocative a dhúiche a dhúichí genitive dúiche dúichí dative dúiche dúichí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an dúiche na dúichí genitive na dúiche na ndúichí dative leis an dúiche don dúiche leis na dúichí

Derived terms

• dúiche chónaidhme (“federal district”)
• dúiche fheidearálach (“federal district”)
• Dúiche Sheoigheach (“Joyce Country”)
• dúiche theorann (“borderland”)
• dúichíoch (“territorial”, adjective)
• ionchúisitheoir dúiche (“district attorney”)

Related terms

• dúchas

Mutation

Mutated forms of dúiche

radical	lenition	eclipsis
dúiche	dhúiche	ndúiche

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

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 343, page 118

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “dúiche”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “dúiche”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúiche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN