Cóiré

See also: coire and còire

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 고려 (Goryeo).

Proper noun

An Chóiré f (genitive na Cóiré)

  1. Korea (a geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country)
  2. Korea (a peninsula in East Asia, containing the countries of North Korea and South Korea; in full, Korean Peninsula)

Declension

Declension of Cóiré (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Cóiré
vocative a Chóiré
genitive Cóiré
dative Cóiré
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Chóiré
genitive na Cóiré
dative leis an gCóiré
don Chóiré

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cóiré
radical lenition eclipsis
Cóiré Chóiré gCóiré

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

Further reading

  • Korea”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Cóiré”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • Cóiré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
  • Chóiré”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025