coireach
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See also: Cóiréach
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɨ̞ɾˠha(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form coirtheach)
Adjective
[edit]coireach (genitive singular masculine coirigh, genitive singular feminine coirí, plural coireacha, comparative coirí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of coireach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coireach | choireach | coireacha; choireacha² | |
| Vocative | choirigh | coireacha | ||
| Genitive | coirí | coireacha | coireach | |
| Dative | coireach; choireach¹ |
choireach; choirigh (archaic) |
coireacha; choireacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coirí | |||
| Superlative | is coirí | |||
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
[edit]Noun
[edit]coireach m (genitive singular coirigh, nominative plural coirigh)
- transgressor, trespasser
- Synonyms: ciontach, sáraitheoir
Declension
[edit]Declension of coireach
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coireach | choireach | gcoireach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ “coireach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40
Further reading
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cairech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cairthech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coireaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 167
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coirṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 168
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN