cíocra

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare cíocrach (“greedy, eager, ravenous, voracious”), cíocras (“greed, eagerness; avarice”).

Noun

cíocra f (genitive singular cíocra, nominative plural cíocraí)

1. (geology) swallow hole, sinkhole

   Synonyms: poll slogaide, slogaide, súmaire

Declension

Declension of cíocra (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cíocra cíocraí vocative a chíocra a chíocraí genitive cíocra cíocraí dative cíocra cíocraí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chíocra na cíocraí genitive na cíocra na gcíocraí dative leis an gcíocra don chíocra leis na cíocraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of cíocra

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cíocra	chíocra	gcíocra

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

References

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