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”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais)
- (travelling) circus
Declension
Declension of sorcas
First declension
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Derived terms
Terms derived from sorcas
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| sorcas | shorcas after an, tsorcas |
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| 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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