occoras

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • occorus

Etymology

From od- +‎ cara +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈokərəs/

Noun

occoras m (genitive occarso, no plural)

  1. (literary) hunger; craving; desire
    Synonym: gortae

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

  • occorach

Descendants

  • Irish: ocras
  • Manx: accrys
  • Scottish Gaelic: acras

Mutation

Mutation of occoras
radical lenition nasalization
occoras
(pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) 		unchanged n-occoras

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

References

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