Corcaíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

  • Corcaigheach (superseded spelling)

Etymology

From Corcaigh +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Corcaíoch (genitive singular masculine Corcaígh, genitive singular feminine Corcaí, plural Corcaíocha, not comparable)

  1. Corkonian (pertaining to Cork)
    • 2010, Rióna Ní Fhrighil, Filíocht chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge, Cois Life, page 249:
      Aitheantas ar leith is ea an t-ardmholadh atá faighte aige óna chomhfhilí Corcaíocha.
      A special recognition is the high praise that he has received from his Corkonian fellow poets.

Declension

Declension of Corcaíoch
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Corcaíoch Chorcaíoch Corcaíocha;
Chorcaíocha2
vocative Chorcaígh Corcaíocha
genitive Corcaí Corcaíocha Corcaíoch
dative Corcaíoch;
Chorcaíoch1 		Chorcaíoch;
Chorcaígh (archaic) 		Corcaíocha;
Chorcaíocha2
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

Corcaíoch m (genitive singular Corcaígh, nominative plural Corcaígh)

  1. Corkonian (a native of Cork)
    Conas a thuigfeadh aon duine nach Corcaíoch Corcaigh? ― How would anyone who is not a Corkonian understand Cork?

Declension

Declension of Corcaíoch (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Corcaíoch Corcaígh
vocative a Chorcaígh a Chorcaíocha
genitive Corcaígh Corcaíoch
dative Corcaíoch Corcaígh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Corcaíoch na Corcaígh
genitive an Chorcaígh na gCorcaíoch
dative leis an gCorcaíoch
don Chorcaíoch 		leis na Corcaígh

Mutation

Mutated forms of Corcaíoch
radical lenition eclipsis
Corcaíoch Chorcaíoch gCorcaíoch

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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