cíocrach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cíccarach, cícrach (“ravenous”). By surface analysis, cíocra (“swallow hole”) +‎ -ach).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cíocrach (genitive singular masculine cíocraigh, genitive singular feminine cíocraí, plural cíocracha, comparative cíocraí)

  1. greedy, eager, ravenous, voracious (for food, etc.)

Declension

Declension of cíocrach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cíocrach chíocrach cíocracha;
chíocracha²
Vocative chíocraigh cíocracha
Genitive cíocraí cíocracha cíocrach
Dative cíocrach;
chíocrach¹ 		chíocrach;
chíocraigh (archaic) 		cíocracha;
chíocracha²
Comparative níos cíocraí
Superlative is cíocraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cíocrach chíocrach gcíocrach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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