pocaire

Irish

Etymology

From poc (“buck”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

pocaire m (genitive singular pocaire, nominative plural pocairí)

  1. buckjumper; romper, frolicker

Declension

Declension of pocaire (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative pocaire pocairí
vocative a phocaire a phocairí
genitive pocaire pocairí
dative pocaire pocairí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an pocaire na pocairí
genitive an phocaire na bpocairí
dative leis an bpocaire
don phocaire 		leis na pocairí

Derived terms

  • pocaire gaoithe (“kestrel”)
  • pocaire na mbánta (“magpie”)
  • pocaireacht (“buckjumping”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of pocaire
radical lenition eclipsis
pocaire phocaire bpocaire

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

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