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Irish word

olc

bad

nounmasculine/ɔl̪ˠk/

olc means “bad” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ɔl̪ˠk/.

Definitions

  • evil
  • grudge
  • misfortune

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formolc
Urún-olc
Réamhlitir hholc
Réamhlitir tt-olc

olc in context

Ní duine olc mé.

I'm not a bad person.

A1

Is duine olc mé.

I'm a bad person.

A1

Is olc an aimsir í.

It is terrible weather.

A1

Níl sé ró-olc.

It's not too bad.

A2

Is olc an mhaise do dhaoine a bheith ag súil le moladh.

It's bad of people to expect praise.

B1

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