caochta
Irish
Alternative forms
- caochda (obsolete)
Noun
caochta
- genitive singular of caochadh
Participle
caochta
- past participle of caoch
Adjective
caochta
- blind drunk
- Synonyms: caoch ar meisce, caoch ar na cannaí
Declension
Declension of caochta
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caochta | chaochta | caochta; chaochta² | |
Vocative | chaochta | caochta | ||
Genitive | caochta | caochta | caochta | |
Dative | caochta; chaochta¹ | chaochta | caochta; chaochta² | |
Comparative | níos caochta | |||
Superlative | is caochta |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caochta | chaochta | gcaochta |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caochta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “caochta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.