ócar

See also: očař

Irish

Etymology

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

Noun

ócar m (genitive singular ócair, nominative plural ócair)

1. 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

Mutated forms of ócar

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ócar	n-ócar	hócar	t-ócar

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “ochre”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ócar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm