carcair

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish carcar, from Latin carcer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠkəɾʲ/

Noun

carcair f (genitive singular carcrach, nominative plural carcracha or carcra)

  1. prison
    Synonym: príosún
  2. (nautical, military) brig

Declension

Declension of carcair (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative carcair carcracha
vocative a charcair a charcracha
genitive carcrach carcracha
dative carcair
carcraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		carcracha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an charcair na carcracha
genitive na carcrach na gcarcracha
dative leis an gcarcair
leis an gcarcraigh (archaic, dialectal)
don charcair
don charcraigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na carcracha

Mutation

Mutated forms of carcair
radical lenition eclipsis
carcair charcair gcarcair

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

Further reading

Old Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkarkirʲ/

Noun

carcair

  1. inflection of carcar:
    1. accusative/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative dual

Mutation

Mutation of carcair
radical lenition nasalization
carcair charcair carcair
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

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