aorach

Irish

Etymology

From aor (“satirize, lampoon”, verb) or aoir (“lampoon, satire”, noun) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

aorach (genitive singular masculine aoraigh, genitive singular feminine aoraí, plural aoracha, comparative aoraí)

  1. satiric, satirical

Declension
Declension of aorach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative aorach aorach aoracha
Vocative aoraigh aoracha
Genitive aoraí aoracha aorach
Dative aorach aorach;
aoraigh (archaic)		 aoracha
Comparative níos aoraí
Superlative is aoraí

Derived terms
  • aorachas (“(act of) satirizing, fault-finding; lampoonery”)
  • aoir (“lampoon, satire”)
  • aorthóir (“satirist, lampooner”)

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

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