coirneach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From corann +‎ -ach.

Adjective

coirneach (genitive singular masculine coirnigh, genitive singular feminine coirní, plural coirneacha, not comparable)

  1. tonsured

Declension

Declension of coirneach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative coirneach choirneach coirneacha;
choirneacha2
vocative choirnigh coirneacha
genitive coirní coirneacha coirneach
dative coirneach;
choirneach1 		choirneach;
choirnigh (archaic) 		coirneacha;
choirneacha2
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

coirneach m (genitive singular coirnigh, nominative plural coirnigh)

  1. tonsured person, monk, friar
  2. osprey

Declension

Declension of coirneach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coirneach coirnigh
vocative a choirnigh a choirneacha
genitive coirnigh coirneach
dative coirneach coirnigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an coirneach na coirnigh
genitive an choirnigh na gcoirneach
dative leis an gcoirneach
don choirneach 		leis na coirnigh

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of coirneach
radical lenition eclipsis
coirneach choirneach gcoirneach

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

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