ócairín

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ocarina (“little goose”), due to the musical instrument’s resemblance to the animal.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): [oːkəˈɾʲiːnʲ]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈoːkəɾʲiːnʲ]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈɔːkəɾʲinʲ]

Noun

ócairín m (genitive singular ócairín, nominative plural ócairíní)

  1. (music) ocarina

Declension
Declension of ócairín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ócairín ócairíní
Vocative a ócairín a ócairíní
Genitive ócairín ócairíní
Dative ócairín ócairíní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an t-ócairín na hócairíní
Genitive an ócairín na n-ócairíní
Dative leis an ócairín

don ócairín

 leis na hócairíní

Mutation
Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
ócairín n-ócairín hócairín t-ócairín
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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