cuarc

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuəɾˠk/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English quark.

Noun

cuarc m (genitive singular cuairc, nominative plural cuairc)

1. (physics) quark

Declension

Declension of cuarc (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cuarc cuairc vocative a chuairc a chuarca genitive cuairc cuarc dative cuarc cuairc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cuarc na cuairc genitive an chuairc na gcuarc dative leis an gcuarc don chuarc leis na cuairc

Derived terms

• íoschuarc

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Quark.

Noun

cuarc m (genitive singular cuarc)

1. quark (cheese)

Declension

Declension of cuarc (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cuarc vocative a chuarc genitive cuarc dative cuarc forms with the definite article case singular nominative an cuarc genitive an chuarc dative leis an gcuarc don chuarc

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuarc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuarc	chuarc	gcuarc

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