Cóisis

Irish

Etymology

From Xhosa Xhosa + -is.

Proper noun

Cóisis f (genitive Cóisise)

  1. the Xhosa language

Declension

Declension of Cóisis (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Cóisis
vocative a Chóisis
genitive Cóisise
dative Cóisis
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Chóisis
genitive na Cóisise
dative leis an gCóisis
don Chóisis
  • Cóiseach (“Xhosa”, adjective)
  • Cóiseach m (“a Xhosa person”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cóisis
radical lenition eclipsis
Cóisis Chóisis gCóisis

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

Further reading

  • “Xhosa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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