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coigríochach

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Irish

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Etymology

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From coigríoch (neighbouring territory; strange place; foreign country) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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coigríochach (genitive singular masculine coigríochaigh, genitive singular feminine coigríochaí, plural coigríochacha, comparative coigríochaí)

  1. strange, foreign
    Synonym: coigríochta

Declension

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Declension of coigríochach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative coigríochach choigríochach coigríochacha;
choigríochacha2
vocative choigríochaigh coigríochacha
genitive coigríochaí coigríochacha coigríochach
dative coigríochach;
choigríochach1
choigríochach;
choigríochaigh (archaic)
coigríochacha;
choigríochacha2
Comparative níos coigríochaí
Superlative is coigríochaí

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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coigríochach m (genitive singular coigríochaigh, nominative plural coigríochaigh)

  1. stranger, foreigner
    Synonym: coigríoch

Declension

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Declension of coigríochach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coigríochach coigríochaigh
vocative a choigríochaigh a choigríochacha
genitive coigríochaigh coigríochach
dative coigríochach coigríochaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an coigríochach na coigríochaigh
genitive an choigríochaigh na gcoigríochach
dative leis an gcoigríochach
don choigríochach
leis na coigríochaigh

Mutation

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Mutated forms of coigríochach
radical lenition eclipsis
coigríochach choigríochach gcoigríochach

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

Further reading

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