haca

See also: haça and háca

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English hockey.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈhakə]

Noun

haca m (genitive singular haca)

(sports) field hockey, hockey

Declension

Declension of haca

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	haca
Vocative	a haca
Genitive	haca
Dative	haca

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular
Nominative	an haca
Genitive	an haca
Dative	leis an haca don haca

Derived terms

haca oighir (“ice hockey”)

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “haca”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑ.kɑ/, [ˈhɑ.kɑ]

Noun

haca m

a hook, a door fastening

Declension

Declension of haca (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	haca	hacan
accusative	hacan	hacan
genitive	hacan	hacena
dative	hacan	hacum

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