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dóthain
dóthain
Irish
Alternative forms
- daochaint
- daothain
- dóchain
- dóchaint
- dóithin
Noun
dóthain f (genitive singular dóthain)
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dóthain m (genitive singular dóthana)
- enough, sufficiency
- Tá mo dhóthain agam.
- I have enough.
- An bhfuil do dhóthain bainne ann?
- Is there enough milk for you?
- Tá mo dhóthain agam.
Usage notes
This noun is generally modified by a possessive determiner indicating the person who the sufficiency is for: mo dhóthain (“enough for me”), do dhóthain (“enough for you”), a dóthain (“enough for her”), etc., even when the “for me” etc. is not expressed in English.
In certain idiomatic expressions, this noun can be modified by a number, but this number is not to be taken literally:
- Tá a dhá dhóthain le déanamh aige.
- He has his hands full (literally, He has his two sufficiencies to do).
- Tá a seacht ndóthain le rá acu.
- They talk far too much (literally, They have their seven sufficiencies to say).
Declension
Declension of dóthain
Fourth declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Variant declension:
Declension of dóthain
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- mórdhóthain (“more than enough”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
dóthain | dhóthain | ndóthain |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “doíthin” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “dóthain” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
- "dóthain" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.