dúch

See also: duch and Duch

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dubh (“black”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d̪ˠuːx/

Noun

dúch m (genitive singular dúigh, nominative plural dúigh)

  1. black ink; ink
    Proverb: Níor eitigh páipéar bán dúch riamh. ― Youth is impressionable. (literally “Blank paper never rejected ink.”)
  2. black colouring substance found in bog

Declension
Declension of dúch

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dúch dúigh
Vocative a dhúigh a dhúcha
Genitive dúigh dúch
Dative dúch dúigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dúch na dúigh
Genitive an dúigh na ndúch
Dative leis an dúch

don dúch

 leis na dúigh

Derived terms
  • dúch clódóireachta (“printing ink”)
  • dúch cóipeála (“copying ink”)
  • dúch cudail (“sepia”)
  • dúch Indiach (“Indian ink”)
  • dúchaire (“stamping-pad”)
  • dúchán (“inkholder, ink-well”)
  • ribín dúigh (“inking ribbon”)
  • rollán dúigh (“inking roller”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dúch dhúch ndúch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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