Cóiré

See also: coire and còire

Irish

Etymology

From Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Proper noun

An Chóiré f (genitive na Cóiré)

1. Korea

Declension

Declension of Cóiré (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Cóiré vocative a Chóiré genitive Cóiré dative Cóiré forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Chóiré genitive na Cóiré dative leis an gCóiré don Chóiré

Derived terms

• An Chóiré Theas f (“South Korea”)
• An Chóiré Thuaidh f (“North Korea”)
• Cóiréach (“Korean”, adjective)
• Cóiréach m (“Korean”)
• Cóiréis f (“the Korean language”)
• Daon-Phoblacht Dhaonlathach na Cóiré f (“the Democratic People's Republic of Korea”)
• Leithinis na Cóiré f (“the Korean Peninsula”)
• Poblacht na Cóiré f (“the Republic of Korea”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cóiré

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cóiré	Chóiré	gCóiré

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• “Korea”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Cóiré”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Cóiré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
• “Chóiré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025