oráiste

Irish

Etymology

From earlier oráitse, borrowed from a Romance language.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): [əˈɾˠɑːʃtʲə]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈɔɾˠɑːʃtʲə]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈɔɾˠæʃtʲə]

Noun

oráiste m (genitive singular oráiste, nominative plural oráistí)

an orange

Declension

Declension of oráiste

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oráiste	oráistí
Vocative	a oráiste	a oráistí
Genitive	oráiste	oráistí
Dative	oráiste	oráistí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an t-oráiste	na horáistí
Genitive	an oráiste	na n-oráistí
Dative	leis an oráiste don oráiste	leis na horáistí

Adjective

oráiste

orange-coloured
- 27 Oct 2004 "Bliain an fhoclora", The Irish Times
  Bhí picadors bhána agus penguins oráiste agus na clasaicí dubha féin agam ceart go leor ach ba rud eile iad seo ...
  I had white picadors and orange penguins and even the black classics right enough, but these were another thing ...
- 31 May 2006 "Iomaint ar oighear", The Irish Times
  Imrítear an cluiche le liathróid bheag oráiste atá thart ar aon mhéid le sliotar.
  The game is played with a small orange ball which is about the same size as a sliotar.

Mutation

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

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “oráiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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