"sorcas" meaning in Irish

See sorcas in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsˠɔɾˠkəsˠ/ [Connacht, Munster], /ˈsˠɞɾˠkəsˠ/ [Ulster]
Etymology: Borrowed from English circus, from Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ga|en|circus}} English circus, {{der|ga|la|circus||racecourse, space for games}} Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”), {{der|ga|grc|κίρκος||ring, circle}} Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|sorcais|||||||nominative plural|sorcais|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|var=}} sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais), {{ga-noun|m|sorcais|sorcais}} sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais) Inflection templates: {{ga-mut}} Forms: sorcais [genitive, singular], sorcais [nominative, plural], declension-1 [table-tags], no-table-tags [table-tags], sorcas [indefinite, nominative, singular], sorcais [indefinite, nominative, plural], a shorcais [indefinite, singular, vocative], a shorcasa [indefinite, plural, vocative], sorcais [genitive, indefinite, singular], sorcas [genitive, indefinite, plural], sorcas [dative, indefinite, singular], sorcais [dative, indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], an sorcas [definite, nominative, singular], na sorcais [definite, nominative, plural], an tsorcais [definite, genitive, singular], na sorcas [definite, genitive, plural], leis an sorcas [dative, definite, singular], don sorcas [dative, definite, singular], leis na sorcais [dative, definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], sorcas [error-unrecognized-form], shorcas [lenition], tsorcas [lenition], - [eclipsis], siorcas [alternative]
  1. (travelling) circus Tags: masculine Derived forms: cró sorcais, fáinne sorcais (english: circus ring), fear sorcais (english: circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad), lá sorcais (english: a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport), máistir sorcais (english: ring-master), sorcas Rómhánach [Roman] [circus, performing-arts, arts, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-sorcas-ga-noun-rNjWG2mD Categories (other): Irish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "circus"
      },
      "expansion": "English circus",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circus",
        "4": "",
        "5": "racecourse, space for games"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κίρκος",
        "4": "",
        "5": "ring, circle"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English circus, from Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a shorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a shorcasa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an tsorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siorcas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "sorcais",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "sorcais",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "sorcais",
        "3": "sorcais"
      },
      "expansion": "sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais)",
      "name": "ga-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "cró sorcais"
        },
        {
          "english": "circus ring",
          "translation": "circus ring",
          "word": "fáinne sorcais"
        },
        {
          "english": "circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad",
          "translation": "circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad",
          "word": "fear sorcais"
        },
        {
          "english": "a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport",
          "translation": "a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport",
          "word": "lá sorcais"
        },
        {
          "english": "ring-master",
          "translation": "ring-master",
          "word": "máistir sorcais"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "circus",
            "performing-arts",
            "arts",
            "sports",
            "hobbies",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "sorcas Rómhánach"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "circus"
      ],
      "id": "en-sorcas-ga-noun-rNjWG2mD",
      "links": [
        [
          "circus",
          "circus"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "travelling",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(travelling) circus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsˠɔɾˠkəsˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsˠɞɾˠkəsˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sorcas"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cró sorcais"
    },
    {
      "english": "circus ring",
      "translation": "circus ring",
      "word": "fáinne sorcais"
    },
    {
      "english": "circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad",
      "translation": "circus clown; funny fellow, gay lad",
      "word": "fear sorcais"
    },
    {
      "english": "a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport",
      "translation": "a day at the circus; a day of fun and sport",
      "word": "lá sorcais"
    },
    {
      "english": "ring-master",
      "translation": "ring-master",
      "word": "máistir sorcais"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "circus",
        "performing-arts",
        "arts",
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "sorcas Rómhánach"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "circus"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "circus",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English circus, from Latin circus (“racecourse, space for games”), from Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos, “ring, circle”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-box-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a shorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a shorcasa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "inflection-table-top",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an tsorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don sorcas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na sorcais",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-mut",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tsorcas",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "siorcas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "10": "",
        "11": "nominative plural",
        "12": "sorcais",
        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "sorcais",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "var": ""
      },
      "expansion": "sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "sorcais",
        "3": "sorcais"
      },
      "expansion": "sorcas m (genitive singular sorcais, nominative plural sorcais)",
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "ga-mut"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Irish",
  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Irish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Irish first-declension nouns",
        "Irish lemmas",
        "Irish masculine nouns",
        "Irish nouns",
        "Irish terms borrowed from English",
        "Irish terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Irish terms derived from English",
        "Irish terms derived from Latin",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "circus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "circus",
          "circus"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "travelling",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(travelling) circus"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsˠɔɾˠkəsˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Connacht",
        "Munster"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsˠɞɾˠkəsˠ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ulster"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sorcas"
}

Download raw JSONL data for sorcas meaning in Irish (5.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.