Coirnis

Irish

Etymology

From Corn (na Breataine) (“Cornwall”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠnʲɪʃ/

Proper noun

Coirnis f (genitive Coirnise)

1. the Cornish language

Declension

Declension of Coirnis (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Coirnis vocative a Choirnis genitive Coirnise dative Coirnis forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Choirnis genitive na Coirnise dative leis an gCoirnis don Choirnis

Mutation

Mutated forms of Coirnis

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Coirnis	Choirnis	gCoirnis

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

Further reading

• Coirnis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ga
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Coirnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Cornish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Coirnis”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm