dobharchú

Irish
dobharchú

Etymology

From Old Irish doburchú, synchronically analyzable as dobhar (“water”) +‎ cú (“hound”).

Noun

dobharchú m or f (genitive singular dobharchú or dobharchon, nominative plural dobharchúnna or dobharchoin)

  1. otter
    Synonyms: cú dobhráin, dobhrán, madra uisce

Declension
Declension of dobharchú

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dobharchú dobharchúnna
Vocative a dhobharchú a dhobharchúnna
Genitive dobharchú dobharchúnna
Dative dobharchú dobharchúnna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an dobharchú na dobharchúnna
Genitive an dobharchú na ndobharchúnna
Dative leis an dobharchú

don dobharchú

 leis na dobharchúnna

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

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