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Irish
Etymology
From earlier oráitse, borrowed from a Romance language.
Pronunciation
Noun
oráiste m (genitive singular oráiste, nominative plural oráistí)
- an orange
Declension
Adjective
oráiste
- orange-coloured
- 27 Oct 2004 "Bliain an fhoclora", The Irish Times
Bhí picadors bhána agus penguins oráiste agus na clasaicí dubha féin agam ceart go leor ach ba rud eile iad seo ...- I had white picadors and orange penguins and even the black classics right enough, but these were another thing ...
- 31 May 2006 "Iomaint ar oighear", The Irish Times
Imrítear an cluiche le liathróid bheag oráiste atá thart ar aon mhéid le sliotar.- The game is played with a small orange ball which is about the same size as a sliotar.
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| oráiste
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n-oráiste
|
horáiste
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not applicable
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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