ocsapatach
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin occiput (“the back of the head”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]ocsapatach (genitive singular masculine ocsapataigh, genitive singular feminine ocsapataí, plural ocsapatacha, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ocsapatach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | ocsapatach | ocsapatach | ocsapatacha | |
| Vocative | ocsapataigh | ocsapatacha | ||
| Genitive | ocsapataí | ocsapatacha | ocsapatach | |
| Dative | ocsapatach | ocsapatach; ocsapataigh (archaic) |
ocsapatacha | |
| Comparative | níos ocsapataí | |||
| Superlative | is ocsapataí | |||
Derived terms
[edit]- cnámh ocsapatach (“occipital bone”)
Related terms
[edit]- cúlphlaic (“occiput”)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
| ocsapatach | n-ocsapatach | hocsapatach | not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ocsapatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN