coróin

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corōna (“garland, crown”), from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”). Doublet of corann.

Pronunciation

Noun

coróin f (genitive singular corónach or coróine or coróineach, nominative plural corónacha or coróineacha)

  1. crown
  2. (anatomy) crown (of tooth)
  3. corona
  4. (numismatics) crown, krone

Declension

Declension of coróin (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coróin corónacha
vocative a choróin a chorónacha
genitive corónach corónacha
dative coróin
corónaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		corónacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an choróin na corónacha
genitive na corónach na gcorónacha
dative leis an gcoróin
leis an gcorónaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don choróin
don chorónaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na corónacha

Alternative inflection as second-declension noun:

Declension of coróin (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coróin corónacha
vocative a choróin a chorónacha
genitive coróine corónacha
dative coróin corónacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an choróin na corónacha
genitive na coróine na gcorónacha
dative leis an gcoróin
don choróin 		leis na corónacha

Alternative inflection as fifth-declension noun:

Declension of coróin (fifth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coróin coróineacha
vocative a choróin a choróineacha
genitive coróineach coróineacha
dative coróin
coróinigh (archaic, dialectal) 		coróineacha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an choróin na coróineacha
genitive na coróineach na gcoróineacha
dative leis an gcoróin
leis an gcoróinigh (archaic, dialectal)
don choróin
don choróinigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na coróineacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of coróin
radical lenition eclipsis
coróin choróin gcoróin

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 164
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 78, page 33

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