Corcaíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• Corcaigheach (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Corcaigh +‎ -ach

Adjective

Corcaíoch (genitive singular masculine Corcaígh, genitive singular feminine Corcaí, plural Corcaíocha, not comparable)

1. Corkonian (pertaining to Cork)
   • 2010, Rióna Ní Fhrighil, Filíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge, Cois Life, page 249:

     Aitheantas ar leith is ea an t-ardmholadh atá faighte aige óna chomhfhilí Corcaíocha.

     A special recognition is the high praise that he has received from his Corkonian fellow poets.

Declension

Declension of Corcaíoch

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Corcaíoch	Chorcaíoch	Corcaíocha; Chorcaíocha²
Vocative	Chorcaígh		Corcaíocha
Genitive		Corcaí	Corcaíocha	Corcaíoch
Dative	Corcaíoch; Chorcaíoch¹	Chorcaíoch; Chorcaígh (archaic)	Corcaíocha; Chorcaíocha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Corcaíoch m (genitive singular Corcaígh, nominative plural Corcaígh)

1. Corkonian (a native of Cork)

   Conas a thuigfeadh aon duine nach Corcaíoch Corcaigh? ― How would anyone who is not a Corkonian understand Cork?

Declension

Declension of Corcaíoch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Corcaíoch Corcaígh Vocative a Chorcaígh a Chorcaíocha Genitive Corcaígh Corcaíoch Dative Corcaíoch Corcaígh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Corcaíoch na Corcaígh Genitive an Chorcaígh na gCorcaíoch Dative leis an gCorcaíoch don Chorcaíoch leis na Corcaígh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Corcaíoch	Chorcaíoch	gCorcaíoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corcaíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN