coireach

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See also: Cóiréach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From coir +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

coireach (genitive singular masculine coirigh, genitive singular feminine coirí, plural coireacha, comparative coirí)

  1. sinful
    Synonym: peacúil
  2. guilty
    Synonym: ciontach

Declension

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

Noun

coireach m (genitive singular coirigh, nominative plural coirigh)

  1. transgressor, trespasser
    Synonyms: ciontach, sáraitheoir

Declension

Declension of coireach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coireach coirigh
Vocative a choirigh a choireacha
Genitive coirigh coireach
Dative coireach coirigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an coireach na coirigh
Genitive an choirigh na gcoireach
Dative leis an gcoireach

don choireach

leis na coirigh

Mutation

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

  1. ^ “coireach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

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