diúracas

Irish

Alternative forms

• diubhracas (obsolete)

Etymology

From diúraic (“to shoot, project”) +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʲuːɾˠəkəsˠ/

Noun

diúracas m (genitive singular diúracais)

1. pins and needles

   Synonym: codladh grifín

Declension

Declension of diúracas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative diúracas Vocative a dhiúracais Genitive diúracais Dative diúracas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an diúracas Genitive an diúracais Dative leis an diúracas don diúracas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
diúracas	dhiúracas	ndiúracas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “diúracas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN