ócairín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ocarina (“little goose”), due to the musical instrument’s resemblance to the animal.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [oːkəˈɾʲiːnʲ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈoːkəɾʲiːnʲ]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɔːkəɾʲinʲ]

Noun

ócairín m (genitive singular ócairín, nominative plural ócairíní)

1. (music) ocarina

Declension

Declension of ócairín (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ócairín ócairíní vocative a ócairín a ócairíní genitive ócairín ócairíní dative ócairín ócairíní forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an t-ócairín na hócairíní genitive an ócairín na n-ócairíní dative leis an ócairín don ócairín leis na hócairíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ócairín

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ócairín	n-ócairín	hócairín	t-ócairín

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.