dúiche, f. (gs. ~, pl. -chí).1. Hereditary land. ~ na fine, the ancestral land of the family. 2. Native land, native place; home country. Molann gach aon duine a dhúiche, everyone praises, values, his homeland. ~ ár n-aithreacha agus ár seanaithreacha, land of our fathers and forefathers. ~ Dé, the kingdom of God. Flaitheas Dé go raibh againn mar dhúiche, may we attain to the kingdom of heaven. Mo thír dhúiche, my native country. Prov:Is buan fear ina dhúiche, a man is solid in his homeland. 3. Land, estate. Tá ~ thalaimh aige, he owns an estate, a large tract of land. (Mac) oidhre ~, (male) heir to an estate. ~ a chur i bhfiacha, to encumber an estate. Ní dhéanfainn é dá bhfaighinn ~ air, on no consideration would I do it. 4. Region, territory; district, locality, country-side. An ~ timpeall, máguaird, the surrounding country. Ar fud na ~, throughout the area. Ná fág an ~, don’t leave the district. ~ sheilge, hunting-ground. S.a. cúirt 1(b), breitheamh. 5. Vast number or amount. Bhí an ~ acu ann, the whole country-side was gathered. An ~ daoine, huge concourse of people. Tá an ~ airgid aige, he has heaps of money.