caochta

Irish

Alternative forms

  • caochda (obsolete)

Noun

caochta

  1. genitive singular of caochadh

Participle

caochta

  1. past participle of caoch

Adjective

caochta

  1. blind drunk
    Synonyms: caoch ar meisce, caoch ar na cannaí

Declension

Declension of caochta
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative caochta chaochta caochta;
chaochta2
vocative chaochta caochta
genitive caochta caochta caochta
dative caochta;
chaochta1 		chaochta caochta;
chaochta2
Comparative níos caochta
Superlative is caochta

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 caochta
radical lenition eclipsis
caochta chaochta gcaochta

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “caochta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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