dócúl

Irish

Alternative forms

dócamhal (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish docomail. Etymological antonym of sócúl.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoːˈkuːl̪ˠ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠoːkuːl̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəlˠ/, /ˈd̪ˠɔːkəl̪ˠ/[1]

Noun

dócúl m (genitive singular dócúil)

difficulty, distress, discomfort

Declension

Declension of dócúl

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	dócúl
Vocative	a dhócúil
Genitive	dócúil
Dative	dócúl

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an dócúl
Genitive	an dócúil
Dative	leis an dócúl don dócúl

Derived terms

dócúlach
dócúlacht

Further reading

“dócúl” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “doccumail”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
“sócaṁal” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 667.
"dócúl" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

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