ócáideach

Irish

Etymology

From ócáid (“occasion”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

ócáideach (genitive singular masculine ócáidigh, genitive singular feminine ócáidí, plural ócáideacha, comparative ócáidí)

1. occasional
2. befitting an occasion, timely, opportune

   Synonym: tráthúil

Declension

Declension of ócáideach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	ócáideach	ócáideach	ócáideacha
Vocative	ócáidigh		ócáideacha
Genitive		ócáidí	ócáideacha	ócáideach
Dative	ócáideach	ócáideach; ócáidigh (archaic)	ócáideacha
Comparative	níos ócáidí
Superlative	is ócáidí

Derived terms

• ócáideachas (“occasionalism”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
ócáideach	n-ócáideach	hócáideach	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ócáideach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “ócáideach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “ócáideach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.