ócairín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ocarina (“little goose”), due to the musical instrument’s resemblance to the animal.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): [oːkəˈɾʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈoːkəɾʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈɔːkəɾʲinʲ]

Noun

ócairín m (genitive singular ócairín, nominative plural ócairíní)

  1. (music) ocarina

Declension

Declension of ócairín (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ócairín ócairíní
vocative a ócairín a ócairíní
genitive ócairín ócairíní
dative ócairín ócairíní
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an t-ócairín na hócairíní
genitive an ócairín na n-ócairíní
dative leis an ócairín
don ócairín 		leis na hócairíní

Mutation

Mutated forms of ócairín
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ócairín n-ócairín hócairín t-ócairín

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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