ócáideach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom ócáid (“occasion”) + -ach.
Adjective
editócáideach (genitive singular masculine ócáidigh, genitive singular feminine ócáidí, plural ócáideacha, comparative ócáidí)
- occasional
- befitting an occasion, timely, opportune
- Synonym: tráthúil
Declension
editDeclension of ócáideach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | ócáideach | ócáideach | ócáideacha | |
Vocative | ócáidigh | ócáideacha | ||
Genitive | ócáidí | ócáideacha | ócáideach | |
Dative | ócáideach | ócáideach; ócáidigh (archaic) |
ócáideacha | |
Comparative | níos ócáidí | |||
Superlative | is ócáidí |
Derived terms
edit- ócáideachas (“occasionalism”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
ócáideach | n-ócáideach | hócáideach | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócáideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ócáideach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ócáideach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024