ócar

See also: očař

Irish

Etymology

From English ochre, from Ancient Greek ὤχρᾱ (ṓkhrā).

Noun

ócar m (genitive singular ócair, nominative plural ócair)

ochre

Declension

Declension of ócar

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ócar	ócair
Vocative	a ócair	a ócara
Genitive	ócair	ócar
Dative	ócar	ócair

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-ócar	na hócair
Genitive	an ócair	na n-ócar
Dative	leis an ócar don ócar	leis na hócair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ócar	n-ócar	hócar	t-ócar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
“ochre”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
Entries containing “ócar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.

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