athchaora

Irish

Etymology

From ath- +‎ caora (“ewe; sheep”).

Noun

athchaora f (genitive singular athchaorach, nominative plural athchaoirigh)

1. two-year-old ewe

   Synonym: athfhóisc

Declension

Declension of athchaora

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative athchaora athchaoirigh Vocative a athchaora a athchaoirigh Genitive athchaorach athchaorach Dative athchaora athchaoraigh (archaic, dialectal) athchaoirigh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an athchaora na hathchaoirigh Genitive na hathchaorach na n-athchaorach Dative leis an athchaora leis an athchaoraigh (archaic, dialectal) don athchaora don athchaoraigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na hathchaoirigh

Further reading

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