dócha

Irish

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːxə/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːxə/

Adjective

dócha

(predicative only) likely, probable (generally follows the copula is or one of its forms)
Is dócha go dtiocfaidh sé anocht.
It’s likely that he’ll come tonight; He’ll probably come tonight.

Cuirfidh sé báisteach amárach? — Ní dócha.
Will it rain tomorrow? — Not likely/Probably not.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dócha	dhócha	ndócha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"dócha" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “dócha” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “dócha” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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