dúracht

Irish

Etymology

From dúr +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːɾˠəxt̪ˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠuːɾˠa(x)t̪ˠ/

Noun

dúracht f (genitive singular dúrachta, nominative plural dúrachtacha)

rigidity, hardness
Synonym: dúire

Declension

Declension of dúracht

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dúracht	dúrachtacha
Vocative	a dhúracht	a dhúrachtacha
Genitive	dúrachta	dúrachtacha
Dative	dúracht	dúrachtacha

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dúracht	na dúrachtacha
Genitive	na dúrachta	na ndúrachtacha
Dative	leis an dúracht don dúracht	leis na dúrachtacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dúracht	dhúracht	ndúracht
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“dúracht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “dúracht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “dúraċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “dúracht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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