sochaí

Irish

Alternative forms

• sochaidhe

Etymology

From Old Irish sochaide (“crowd”)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /sˠəˈxiː/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔxiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈsˠɔxi/

Noun

sochaí f (genitive singular sochaí, nominative plural sochaithe)

1. many
2. host, multitude
3. (sociology) social community, society

Declension

Declension of sochaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative sochaí sochaithe Vocative a shochaí a shochaithe Genitive sochaí sochaithe Dative sochaí sochaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an tsochaí na sochaithe Genitive na sochaí na sochaithe Dative leis an tsochaí don tsochaí leis na sochaithe

Derived terms

• soch-
• sochaíoch

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
sochaí	shochaí after an, tsochaí	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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