dochtúir

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish doctúir, from Latin doctor.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /d̪ˠɔxˈt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxt̪ˠuːɾʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠʌxt̪ˠuɾʲ/

Noun

dochtúir m (genitive singular dochtúra, nominative plural dochtúirí)

  1. doctor (physician)

Declension

Declension of dochtúir (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative dochtúir dochtúirí
vocative a dhochtúir a dhochtúirí
genitive dochtúra dochtúirí
dative dochtúir dochtúirí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an dochtúir na dochtúirí
genitive an dochtúra na ndochtúirí
dative leis an dochtúir
don dochtúir 		leis na dochtúirí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dochtúir
radical lenition eclipsis
dochtúir dhochtúir ndochtúir

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

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