# drúcht
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* driucht, driúcht, driuchta, driúchta, drúchta
* driúchd, drúchd, drúchda (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Old Irish drúcht.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster, Galway) IPA: /d̪ˠɾˠuːxt̪ˠ/
* (Mayo) IPA: /d̪ˠɾˠuːxt̪ˠ/; /ˈdʲɾʲuːxt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form driúchta)
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈdʲɾʲuːxt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form driúchta)

### Noun

drúcht m (genitive singular drúchta)
* dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
nominative
drúcht
vocative
a dhrúcht
genitive
drúchta
dative
drúcht
forms with the definite article
case
singular
nominative
an drúcht
genitive
an drúchta
dative
leis an drúcht don drúcht :

#### Derived terms

* cupán drúchta
* drúcht meala
* drúchtín
* drúchtlinn
* drúchtmhar
* drúchtphointe
* seilide drúchta
* síod-drúcht

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ “drúcht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drúcht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 83, page 44
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 72
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 364, page 72
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 459 (i), page 165
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 45, page 20

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “drúċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 264
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “drúcht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Old Irish
### Alternative forms

* drúct

### Etymology

Possibly related to Old English dropa, Old Norse dropi (“a drop”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /druːxt/

### Noun

drúcht m (genitive drúchta)
* dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)

#### Declension

Masculine u-stem :
| | Singular | Dual | Plural |
| Nominative | drúcht | drúcht$^L$ | drúchtae$^H$ |
| Vocative | drúcht | drúcht$^L$ | drúchtu |
| Accusative | drúcht$^N$ | drúcht$^L$ | drúchtu |
| Genitive | drúchto$^H$, drúchta$^H$ | drúchto$^L$, drúchta$^L$ | drúchtae$^N$ |
| Dative | drúcht$^L$ | drúchtaib | drúchtaib |
| Initial mutations of a following adjective: $^H$ = triggers aspiration $^L$ = triggers lenition $^N$ = triggers nasalization ||||

#### Descendants

* Irish: drúcht
* Scottish Gaelic: driùchd

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “drúcht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language