Cormac
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish, from Old Irish Cormac.
Proper noun
Cormac
- A male given name from Irish.
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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Cormac, older Corbmac (see the Old Irish entry).
Proper noun
Cormac m (genitive Chormaic)
- a male given name from Old Irish
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Cormac | Chormac | gCormac |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From older Corbmac, from corb (possibly meaning “raven” or “wheel” or “chariot”) + macc (“son”). For the first element see carbad.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cormac m
- a male given name
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cormac | — | — |
| vocative | Cormaic | — | — |
| accusative | CormacN | — | — |
| genitive | CormaicL | — | — |
| dative | CormacL | — | — |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- → Old Norse: Kormákr
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Cormac | Chormac | Cormac pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.