coirceogach

Irish

Etymology

From coirceog (“(conical) hive; cone”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

coirceogach (genitive singular masculine coirceogaigh, genitive singular feminine coirceogaí, plural coirceogacha, comparative coirceogaí)

  1. hive-shaped, conical
    Synonyms: cónach, cónúil

Declension

Declension of coirceogach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative coirceogach choirceogach coirceogacha;
choirceogacha2
vocative choirceogaigh coirceogacha
genitive coirceogaí coirceogacha coirceogach
dative coirceogach;
choirceogach1 		choirceogach;
choirceogaigh (archaic) 		coirceogacha;
choirceogacha2
Comparative níos coirceogaí
Superlative is coirceogaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

  • clochán coirceogach (“beehive hut”)
  • roth coirceogach (“cone-wheel”)
  • ulóg choirceogach (“cone-pulley”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coirceogach
radical lenition eclipsis
coirceogach choirceogach gcoirceogach

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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