sorcas
See also: sorĉas
Irish
Alternative forms
- siorcas
Etymology
Borrowed from English circus, from Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”).
Declension
Declension of sorcas
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- cró sorcais, fáinne sorcais (“circus ring”)
- fear sorcais (“circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad”)
- lá sorcais (“a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport”)
- máistir sorcais (“ring-master”)
- sorcas Rómhánach (“Roman circus”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sorcas | shorcas after an, tsorcas |
not applicable |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "sorcas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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