pocaire

Irish

Etymology

From poc (“buck”) +‎ -aire.

Noun

pocaire m (genitive singular pocaire, nominative plural pocairí)

1. buckjumper; romper, frolicker

Declension

Declension of pocaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative pocaire pocairí Vocative a phocaire a phocairí Genitive pocaire pocairí Dative pocaire pocairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an pocaire na pocairí Genitive an phocaire na bpocairí Dative leis an bpocaire don phocaire leis na pocairí

Derived terms

• pocaire gaoithe (“kestrel”)
• pocaire na mbánta (“magpie”)
• pocaireacht (“buckjumping”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
pocaire	phocaire	bpocaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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