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dabhach

dabhach

Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

dabhach f ‎(genitive singular daibhche, nominative plural dabhcha)

vat, tub
deep waterhole; pool, pond
holy well

Declension

Declension of dabhach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dabhach	dabhcha
Vocative	a dhabhach	a dhabhcha
Genitive	daibhche	dabhcha
Dative	dabhach	dabhcha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dabhach	na dabhcha
Genitive	na daibhche	na ndabhcha
Dative	leis an dabhach don dabhach	leis na dabhcha

Declension of dabhach

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dabhach	dabhchanna
Vocative	a dhabhach	a dhabhchanna
Genitive	dabhcha	dabhchanna
Dative	dabhach	dabhchanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an dabhach	na dabhchanna
Genitive	na dabhcha	na ndabhchanna
Dative	leis an dabhach don dabhach	leis na dabhchanna

Derived terms

dabhach éisc f ‎(“fish-pond”)
dabhach fholctha f ‎(“bath-tub”)
dabhach lín f ‎(“flax-pond”)
dabhach tine f ‎(“round low-built fire”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dabhach	dhabhach	ndabhach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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