siocair
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈʃɨ̞kɪɾʲ/, /ˈʃʌkɪɾʲ/
Noun
siocair f (genitive singular siocrach, nominative plural siocracha)
- cause
- Synonyms: cúis, fáth, údar
- motivation (reason for doing something)
- Synonyms: cúis, ábhar
- occasion (something which causes something else)
Declension
Declension of siocair
Fifth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- (as) siocair go (“because”)
- as siocair (“on account of, because of”)
Further reading
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 38
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
siocair
- (Munster, otherwise archaic) second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of sioc
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
siocair | shiocair after an, tsiocair | not applicable |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |