Corcaíoch
Irish
Alternative forms
- Corcaigheach (superseded spelling)
Adjective
Corcaíoch (genitive singular masculine Corcaígh, genitive singular feminine Corcaí, plural Corcaíocha, not comparable)
- Corkonian (pertaining to Cork)
- 2010, Rióna Ní Fhrighil, Filíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge, Cois Life, page 249:
- Aitheantas ar leith is ea an t-ardmholadh atá faighte aige óna chomhfhilí Corcaíocha.
- A special recognition is the high praise that he has received from his Corkonian fellow poets.
Declension
Declension of Corcaíoch
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Corcaíoch | Chorcaíoch | Corcaíocha; Chorcaíocha² | |
| Vocative | Chorcaígh | Corcaíocha | ||
| Genitive | Corcaí | Corcaíocha | Corcaíoch | |
| Dative | Corcaíoch; Chorcaíoch¹ |
Chorcaíoch; Chorcaígh (archaic) |
Corcaíocha; Chorcaíocha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
Corcaíoch m (genitive singular Corcaígh, nominative plural Corcaígh)
- Corkonian (a native of Cork)
- Conas a thuigfeadh aon duine nach Corcaíoch Corcaigh? ― How would anyone who is not a Corkonian understand Cork?
Declension
Declension of Corcaíoch
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Corcaíoch | Chorcaíoch | gCorcaíoch |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corcaíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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