orchra

Irish

Alternative forms

• earchradh, urchra

Etymology

From Old Irish irchre, erchrae, verbal noun of ara·chrin.

Noun

orchra m (genitive singular orchra)

1. (pathology) necrosis, sphacelus
2. decay, decline, wasting or withering away
3. want (lack)
4. (astronomy) eclipse (passage of a planetary object between others)
5. grief

Declension

Declension of orchra (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms singular nominative orchra vocative a orchra genitive orchra dative orchra forms with the definite article singular nominative an t-orchra genitive an orchra dative leis an orchra don orchra

Synonyms

• (necrosis, sphacelus): neacróis, morgadh
• (decay, decline, wasting, withering away): meath
• (want): easpa, ceal
• (eclipse): urú, éiclips
• (grief): brón, cumha

Derived terms

• orchrach
• orchraigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of orchra

radical	eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
orchra	n-orchra	horchra	t-orchra

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “orchra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 533
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “orchra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN