coirce

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish corca,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɾʲcɪ/, /ˈkɞɾʲcɪ/^[2]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞɾʲcə/^[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾʲcə/^[4]

Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, nominative plural coircí or coircíocha or coircíonta)

oats

Declension

Declension of coirce (fourth declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	coirce	coircí
vocative	a choirce	a choircí
genitive	coirce	coircí
dative	coirce	coircí

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an coirce	na coircí
genitive	an choirce	na gcoircí
dative	leis an gcoirce don choirce	leis na coircí

Alternative plurals: coircíocha, coircíonta

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of *coirce*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
coirce	choirce	gcoirce

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 137, page 71
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 162
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 24, page 13

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

(Lewis, Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /kʰɔɾ̥k/^[1]^[2]^[3] (as if spelled corc)
(Harris) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔɾ̥kə/^[2] (as if spelled corca)
(Uist) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔɾ̥xkə/^[2] (as if spelled corca)
(Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔɾ̥ʲçkʲʌ/^[4]
(Tiree) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔçkʲə] ~ [ˈkʰɔɾ̥ʲçkʲə]^[5]

Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, no plural)

oats

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of *coirce*
radical	lenition
coirce	choirce

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

References

^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh (2008) “'Bochanan modhail foghlaimte': Tiree Gaelic, lexicology and Glasgow's historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic”, in Scottish Gaelic Studies, volume 24, Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen, →ISSN, pages 473-523

coirce

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

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Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading