Corsaic

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κορσική (Korsikḗ).

Proper noun

An Chorsaic f (genitive na Corsaice)

1. Corsica

Declension

Declension of Corsaic (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Corsaic vocative a Chorsaic genitive Corsaice dative Corsaic forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Chorsaic genitive na Corsaice dative leis an gCorsaic don Chorsaic

Derived terms

• Corsacach (“Corsican”, adjective)
• Corsacach m (“a Corsican person”)
• Corsaicis f (“the Corsican language”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of Corsaic

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Corsaic	Chorsaic	gCorsaic

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

Further reading

• “Corsica”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024