corrán

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See also: corran and Corran

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish corrán, equivalent to corr +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

corrán m (genitive singular corráin, nominative plural corráin)

  1. hook for reaping or pruning, sickle
  2. billhook
    Synonym: bileog
  3. crescent (shape)
  4. crescent (road)
  5. (geometry) lune
  6. (weaving) twill

Declension

Declension of corrán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative corrán corráin
Vocative a chorráin a chorrána
Genitive corráin corrán
Dative corrán corráin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an corrán na corráin
Genitive an chorráin na gcorrán
Dative leis an gcorrán

don chorrán

leis na corráin

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
corrán chorrán gcorrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 95

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