Scottish Gaelic word

dòchas

hope, expectancy

nounmasculine

dòchas means “hope, expectancy” in Scottish Gaelic and is used as a noun.

Mutation forms

Mutation	Form
Base form	dòchas
Sèimheachadh	dhòchas

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi, oir tha am biona làn.

I hope it'll come, because the trash can is full.

Tha mi an dòchas gu bheil an teaghlach agad gu dòigheil, a charaid.

I hope that your family is fine, my friend.

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi e math.

I hope it will be good.

Tha mi an dòchas gu bheil fios aig a h-uile duine dè tha seo a' ciallachadh.

I hope everyone knows what this means.

Tha mi an dòchas gum bi, oir tha am biona làn.

I hope it'll come, because the trash can is full.

Emotions

buidheachas

gratitude, thanks, thanksgiving, acknowledgement

bàidh

mercy, clemency, commiseration, partiality, benignity, humanity

caoineadh

weeping, crying, lamenting

dùil

hope, expectation, expectancy, prospect

farmad

envy, jealousy

fearg

anger, passion, rage, resentment, wrath

fuath

antipathy, hate, hatred

gràdh

love

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