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

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pocaire pocairí
Vocative a phocaire a phocairí
Genitive pocaire pocairí
Dative pocaire pocairí

Forms with the definite article

Case 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
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
pocaire phocaire bpocaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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