hocas

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English hockes, plural of hock (“mallow”). Compare Welsh hocys.

Noun

hocas m (genitive singular hocais, nominative plural hocais)

  1. mallow

Declension

Declension of hocas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative hocas hocais
vocative a hocais a hocasa
genitive hocais hocas
dative hocas hocais
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an hocas na hocais
genitive an hocais na hocas
dative leis an hocas
don hocas 		leis na hocais

Derived terms

  • hocas ard (“tree-mallow”)
  • hocas Francach (“dwarf mallow”)
  • hocas gairdín (“hollyhock”)
  • hocas muscach (“musk mallow”)
  • hocas tae (“red bartsia”)
  • rós-hocas (“rose mallow”)

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxoː.kɑs/, [ˈhoː.kɑs]

Noun

hōcas

  1. nominative/accusative plural of hōc
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