ócáideach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ócáid (“occasion”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ócáideach (genitive singular masculine ócáidigh, genitive singular feminine ócáidí, plural ócáideacha, comparative ócáidí)
- occasional
- befitting an occasion, timely, opportune
- Synonym: tráthúil
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | ócáideach | ócáideach | ócáideacha | |
| vocative | ócáidigh | ócáideacha | ||
| genitive | ócáidí | ócáideacha | ócáideach | |
| dative | ócáideach | ócáideach; ócáidigh (archaic) |
ócáideacha | |
| Comparative | níos ócáidí | |||
| Superlative | is ócáidí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- ócáideachas (“occasionalism”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| ócáideach | n-ócáideach | hócáideach | not applicable |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócáideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ócáideach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “ócáideach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025