dóigh

See also: dòigh

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoːɟ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /d̪ˠoː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish dóïd, from Proto-Celtic *dawiō. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic dòth, Welsh deifio, Breton deviñ, and Cornish dewi.

Verb

dóigh (present analytic dónn, future analytic dófaidh, verbal noun dó, past participle dóite) (transitive, intransitive)

burn, singe; sear, scorch
(games) put out

Conjugation

First Conjugation (C)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	dóim	dónn tú; dóir^†	dónn sé, sí	dóimid	dónn sibh	dónn siad; dóid^†	a dhónn; a dhós / a ndónn; a ndós	dóitear
	past	dhóigh mé; dhós	dhóigh tú; dhóis	dhóigh sé, sí	dhómar; dhóigh muid	dhóigh sibh; dhóbhair	dhóigh siad; dhódar	a dhóigh / ar dhóigh*	dódh
	past habitual	dhóinn	dhóiteá	dhódh sé, sí	dhóimis; dhódh muid	dhódh sibh	dhóidís; dhódh siad	a dhódh / ar dhódh*	dhóití
	future	dófaidh mé; dófad	dófaidh tú; dófair^†	dófaidh sé, sí	dófaimid; dófaidh muid	dófaidh sibh	dófaidh siad; dófaid^†	a dhófaidh; a dhófas / a ndófaidh; a ndófas	dófar
conditional		dhófainn	dhófá	dhófadh sé, sí	dhófaimis; dhófadh muid	dhófadh sibh	dhófaidís; dhófadh siad	a dhófadh / ar dhófadh*	dhófaí
subjunctive	present	go ndó mé; go ndód^†	go ndó tú; go ndóir^†	go ndó sé, sí	go ndóimid; go ndó muid	go ndó sibh	go ndó siad; go ndóid^†	—	go ndóitear
subjunctive	past	dá ndóinn	dá ndóiteá	dá ndódh sé, sí	dá ndóimis; dá ndódh muid	dá ndódh sibh	dá ndóidís; dá ndódh siad	—	dá ndóití
imperative		dóim	dóigh	dódh sé, sí	dóimis	dóigí; dóidh^†	dóidís	—	dóitear
verbal noun		dó
past participle		dóite

* Indirect relative
† Dialect form

Alternative present: dóigheann

Derived terms

Terms derived from dóigh

blas dóite (“burnt taste”)
dóire (“burner”)
dóite ag an ngrian (“sunburned”)

dóite ag an sioc (“seared by frost, frostbitten”)
dóiteán (“conflagration, fire”)
gáire dóite (“wry, dry smile”)

grafadh dóite (“(moor)land scorched and grubbed for tillage”)
siúcra dóite (“burnt sugar”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish doich (“likely, probably”, adjective).

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe)

hope, expectation; trust, confidence
source of expectation; likely subject, mark
likelihood; supposition, certainty, opinion
(used adjectivally with copula, comparative dóiche, dóichí) likely, probable

Declension

Declension of dóigh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	dóigh
Vocative	a dhóigh
Genitive	dóighe
Dative	dóigh

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an dóigh
Genitive	na dóighe
Dative	leis an dóigh don dóigh

Derived terms

Terms derived from dóigh

andóigh (“improbability; unlikely person, place”)
dar ndóigh, ar ndóigh (“of course”)
de mo dhóigh (“in my opinion”)

dóigh déirce (“person likely to give alms, generous almsgiver”)
dóigh magaidh (“butt for ridicule”)

dóithín (“source of expectation, mark; one who may be trusted; one who may be imposed upon; easy matter”)
is dóigh (“seem likely, be without doubt”)

Etymology 3

From Old Irish dáig (“way, manner”).

Noun

dóigh f (genitive singular dóighe, nominative plural dóigheanna)

1. way, manner (used primarily in fixed phrases, see Derived terms)
  ar an dóigh sin ― in that way
2. state, condition; situation, circumstances
  Cad é an dóigh atá ort?
  How is your situation?
means, opportunity

Declension

Declension of dóigh

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dóigh	dóigheanna
Vocative	a dhóigh	a dhóigheanna
Genitive	dóighe	dóigheanna
Dative	dóigh	dóigheanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dóigh	na dóigheanna
Genitive	na dóighe	na ndóigheanna
Dative	leis an dóigh don dóigh	leis na dóigheanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from dóigh

ar dhóigh ar bith (“anyhow”)
ar dóigh (“fine, proper”)
ar dóigh go (“in order that”)

cén dóigh? (“in what way? how?”)
dóigh ghiorraisc (“brusque manner”)

dóigh mheallacach (“tempting manner”)
gan dóigh (“bad off, destitute”)

Etymology 4

Conjunction

dóigh

(literary) for, since, because

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dóigh	dhóigh	ndóigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

dóigh

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 4

Conjunction

Mutation

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