deoch

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish deog.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʲɔx/

Noun

deoch f (genitive singular dí, nominative plural deochanna or deocha)

drink; draught, potion
Proverb:
Is túisce deoch ná scéal. ― One should offer a drink before asking for news.
quantity of liquid; infusion, wash

Declension

With strong plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deoch	deochanna
Vocative	a dheoch	a dheochanna
Genitive	dí	deochanna
Dative	deoch digh (archaic, dialectal)	deochanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deoch	na deochanna
Genitive	na dí	na ndeochanna
Dative	leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal)	leis na deochanna

With weak plural:

Declension of deoch

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deoch	deocha
Vocative	a dheoch	a dheocha
Genitive	dí	deoch
Dative	deoch digh (archaic, dialectal)	deocha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an deoch	na deocha
Genitive	na dí	na ndeoch
Dative	leis an deoch leis an digh (archaic, dialectal) don deoch don digh (archaic, dialectal)	leis na deocha

Derived terms

Terms derived from deoch

ar deoch (“in one's cups”)
caiteoir dí (“drinker”)
d'aon deoch (“at a draught”)
deoch an dorais (“stirrup-cup”)
deoch chodlata, deoch shuain (“sleeping-draught”)

deoch chroíúil (“heart-warming drink”)
deoch chrua (“drink of strong spirits”)
deoch dhearmaid (“(mythical) drink of forgetfulness”)
deoch láidir (“strong drink”)
deoch leighis (“healing potion”)

deoch mheisciúil (“intoxicating drink”)
deoch shláinte (“pick-me-up”)
lucht dí (“drinkers”)
tomhaisín dí (“drop of drink”)

Related terms

ól

Verb

deoch (present analytic deochann, future analytic deochfaidh, verbal noun deochadh, past participle deochta)

(transitive) immerse, cover with liquid

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	deochaim	deochann tú; deochair^†	deochann sé, sí	deochaimid	deochann sibh	deochann siad; deochaid^†	a dheochann; a dheochas / a ndeochann; a ndeochas	deochtar
	past	dheoch mé; dheochas	dheoch tú; dheochais	dheoch sé, sí	dheochamar; dheoch muid	dheoch sibh; dheochabhair	dheoch siad; dheochadar	a dheoch / ar dheoch*	deochadh
	past habitual	dheochainn	dheochtá	dheochadh sé, sí	dheochaimis; dheochadh muid	dheochadh sibh	dheochaidís; dheochadh siad	a dheochadh / ar dheochadh*	dheochtaí
	future	deochfaidh mé; deochfad	deochfaidh tú; deochfair^†	deochfaidh sé, sí	deochfaimid; deochfaidh muid	deochfaidh sibh	deochfaidh siad; deochfaid^†	a dheochfaidh; a dheochfas / a ndeochfaidh; a ndeochfas	deochfar
conditional		dheochfainn	dheochfá	dheochfadh sé, sí	dheochfaimis; dheochfadh muid	dheochfadh sibh	dheochfaidís; dheochfadh siad	a dheochfadh / ar dheochfadh*	dheochfaí
subjunctive	present	go ndeocha mé; go ndeochad^†	go ndeocha tú; go ndeochair^†	go ndeocha sé, sí	go ndeochaimid; go ndeocha muid	go ndeocha sibh	go ndeocha siad; go ndeochaid^†	—	go ndeochtar
subjunctive	past	dá ndeochainn	dá ndeochtá	dá ndeochadh sé, sí	dá ndeochaimis; dá ndeochadh muid	dá ndeochadh sibh	dá ndeochaidís; dá ndeochadh siad	—	dá ndeochtaí
imperative		deochaim	deoch	deochadh sé, sí	deochaimis	deochaigí; deochaidh^†	deochaidís	—	deochtar
verbal noun		deochadh
past participle		deochta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
deoch	dheoch	ndeoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"deoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“deog, deoch” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic