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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish sorchae (“luminous, bright”).
Adjective
sorcha (genitive singular masculine sorcha, genitive singular feminine sorcha, plural sorcha, comparative sorcha)
- light, bright, clear
- Antonym: dorcha
- conspicuous, manifest
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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sorcha
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shorcha
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sorcha;
shorcha²
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| Vocative
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shorcha
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sorcha
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| Genitive
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sorcha
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sorcha
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sorcha
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| Dative
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sorcha;
shorcha¹
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shorcha
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sorcha;
shorcha²
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| Comparative
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níos sorcha
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| Superlative
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is sorcha
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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Etymology 2
From Old Irish sorchae (“light, brightness”).
Noun
sorcha f (genitive singular sorcha)
- brightness, light
Declension
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| sorcha
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shorcha
after an, tsorcha
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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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References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “sorcha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “sorċa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 675
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish sorchae (“luminous, bright”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sorcha (comparative soirche)
- light, bright, clear
- Antonym: dorcha
- conspicuous, manifest
Derived terms
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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| sorcha |
shorcha
after "an", t-sorcha
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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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References
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “sorcha”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 sorchae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language