dóchas

== Irish == === Alternative forms === dóchus (obsolete) === Etymology === From Old Irish dóchus. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔxəsˠ/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠoːxəsˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɔːxəsˠ/ === Noun === dóchas m (genitive singular dóchais) hope, trust, reliance (with as plus the person or thing hoped or trusted in or relied on) Tá dóchas agam asat chun é a dhéanamh. ― I trust in you to do it; I rely on you to do it. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (hope): súil, misneach, dúil (trust): muinín, iontaoibh ==== Derived terms ==== dóchasach dóchasúil === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “dóchas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “dóċas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 250 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “dóchas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “dóchas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026