en.wiktionary.orgdòchas - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Old Irish dóchus. IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɔːxəs/ dòchas m (genitive singular dòchais, plural dòchasan) hope, expectancy dòchasach mì-dhòchas Mutation of dòchas radical lenition dòchas dhòchas Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.