dorcha in Irish

IPA: /ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/, /ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəxə/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ga|sga|dorchae||dark; gloomy}} Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”) Head templates: {{head|ga|adjective||{{{gsm}}}||{{{gsf}}}||{{{gsf2}}}||{{{pl}}}||{{{pl2}}}|comparative|dorcha|or|doirche|altform=|head=}} dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche), {{ga-adj|comp=~|comp2=doirche}} dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: dorcha [comparative], doirche [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dorcha [masculine, nominative, singular], dhorcha [feminine, nominative, singular], dorcha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhorcha [error-unrecognized-form, nominative, plural], dhorcha [masculine, singular, vocative], dhorcha [feminine, singular, vocative], dorcha [error-unrecognized-form, plural, vocative], dhorcha [genitive, masculine, singular], dorcha [feminine, genitive, singular], dorcha [error-unrecognized-form, genitive, plural], dorcha [dative, masculine, singular], dhorcha [dative, masculine, singular], dhorcha [dative, feminine, singular], dorcha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], dhorcha [dative, error-unrecognized-form, plural], níos dorcha [comparative, error-unrecognized-form], is dorcha [error-unrecognized-form, superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], dorcha [error-unrecognized-form], dhorcha [error-unrecognized-form], ndorcha [error-unrecognized-form]

Inflected forms

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      "english": "dark matter",
      "translation": "dark matter",
      "word": "damhna dorcha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dorchacht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "darkness",
      "translation": "darkness",
      "word": "dorchadas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Feardorcha"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Irish dorchae (“dark; gloomy”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dorcha",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doirche",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhorcha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "genitive",
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is dorcha",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "dorcha",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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      "form": "ndorcha",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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        "15": "or",
        "16": "doirche",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{gsm}}}",
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      "expansion": "dorcha (comparative dorcha or doirche)",
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sorcha"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dark"
      ],
      "id": "en-dorcha-ga-adj-5rtWib7s",
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          "dark"
        ]
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "suáilceach"
        }
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        "shy"
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          "shy"
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      "glosses": [
        "blind"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "blind",
          "blind"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəxə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dorcha"
}

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    {
      "english": "dark matter",
      "translation": "dark matter",
      "word": "damhna dorcha"
    },
    {
      "word": "dorchacht"
    },
    {
      "english": "darkness",
      "translation": "darkness",
      "word": "dorchadas"
    },
    {
      "word": "Feardorcha"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "dorcha",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doirche",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "l-self",
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      "form": "dorcha",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dorcha",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "dorcha",
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      "form": "dorcha",
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      "form": "dorcha",
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      ]
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      "form": "dhorcha",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "níos dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is dorcha",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dhorcha",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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      "form": "ndorcha",
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        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "sorcha"
        }
      ],
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        "dark"
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          "dark",
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    },
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      ],
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        ],
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      ]
    },
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      "antonyms": [
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          "word": "suáilceach"
        }
      ],
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        "shy"
      ],
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        [
          "shy",
          "shy"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "blind"
      ],
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          "blind",
          "blind"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɔɾˠəxə/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd̪ˠɞɾˠəxə/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dorcha"
}

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'strong noun'",
  "path": [
    "dorcha"
  ],
  "section": "Irish",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dorcha",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "dorcha",
  "trace": ""
}

{
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  "subsection": "adjective",
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  "trace": ""
}

{
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"dorcha" meaning in Irish

Adjective

Inflected forms