clocásach

Irish

Etymology

From clogás (“belfry”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /klˠəˈkɑːsˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈklˠɔkɑːsˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈklˠɔkasˠa(x)/

Adjective

clocásach (genitive singular masculine clocásaigh, genitive singular feminine clocásaí, plural clocásacha, not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) towered, with a tower or belfry
    • c. 1485, Stair Ercuil ocus a Bás‎[1]:
      Ocus docunnaic iarum cathair caem clocasach ⁊ na pilaidi rigdha roaille .i. Terracone a hainm-sidhe.
      And afterwards he saw a fair, towered city with its majestic, very beautiful palaces, Tarragona by name.

Declension

Declension of clocásach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative clocásach chlocásach clocásacha;
chlocásacha2
vocative chlocásaigh clocásacha
genitive clocásaí clocásacha clocásach
dative clocásach;
chlocásach1 		chlocásach;
chlocásaigh (archaic) 		clocásacha;
chlocásacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of clocásach
radical lenition eclipsis
clocásach chlocásach gclocásach

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

References

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