ócar

See also: očař

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ócar m (genitive singular ócair, nominative plural ócair)

1. ochre

Declension

Declension of ócar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ócar ócair Vocative a ócair a ócara Genitive ócair ócar Dative ócar ócair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an t-ócar na hócair Genitive an ócair na n-ócar Dative leis an ócar don ócar leis na hócair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ócar	n-ócar	hócar	t-ócar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ochre”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “ócar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.