cíocrach

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cíocrasach === Etymology === From Classical Gaelic cícarach (“ravenous”). By surface analysis, cíocra (“swallow hole”) +‎ -ach). === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈciːkəɾˠəx/ (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈciːkɾˠəx/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈciːkɾˠa(x)/ === Adjective === cíocrach (genitive singular masculine cíocraigh, genitive singular feminine cíocraí, plural cíocracha, comparative cíocraí) greedy, eager, ravenous, voracious (for food, etc.) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== cíocrachán (“greedy, hungry, person or animal; glutton”) maoinchíocrach (“covetous”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cíocrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cíocrach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm “cíocrach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026