ocrach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish occorach (“hungry”) (compare occoras (“craving; desire, need”), modern ocras (“hunger”)).
Adjective
ocrach (genitive singular masculine ocrasaigh, genitive singular feminine ocraí, plural ocracha, comparative ocraí)
Declension
Declension of ocrach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | ocracha | |
Vocative | ocraigh | ocracha | ||
Genitive | ocraí | ocracha | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); ocraigh (archaic) |
ocracha | |
Comparative | níos ocraí | |||
Superlative | is ocraí |
Derived terms
- ocrachán m (“hungry person; miserly person”)
Related terms
- ocras m (“hunger”)
Noun
ocrach m (genitive singular ocraigh, nominative plural ocraigh)
- hungry person
- Synonym: ocrachán
Declension
Declension of ocrach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ocrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “occorach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “ocrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “ocrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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