coirt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish coirt (“bark (of tree)”), from Latin cortex.

Noun

coirt f (genitive singular coirte, nominative plural coirteacha)

  1. bark (exterior covering of a tree)
    1. tanner's bark
    2. bark-dye, tan
  2. coating; fur, scale, scum

Declension

Declension of coirt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coirt coirteacha
vocative a choirt a choirteacha
genitive coirte coirteacha
dative coirt coirteacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an choirt na coirteacha
genitive na coirte na gcoirteacha
dative leis an gcoirt
don choirt 		leis na coirteacha

Alternative forms

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • coirteach (“barky, cortical; encrusted, coated; furred, scaled”, adjective)
  • coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”, transitive verb)

Verb

coirt (present analytic coirteann, future analytic coirtfidh, verbal noun coirteadh, past participle coirte)

  1. (transitive) alternative form of coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”)

Conjugation

conjugation of coirt (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun coirteadh
past participle coirte
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present coirtim coirteann tú;
coirtir† 		coirteann sé, sí coirtimid coirteann sibh coirteann siad;
coirtid† 		a choirteann; a choirteas /
a gcoirteann* 		coirtear
past choirt mé; choirteas choirt tú; choirtis choirt sé, sí choirteamar; choirt muid choirt sibh; choirteabhair choirt siad; choirteadar a choirt /
ar choirt* 		coirteadh
past habitual choirtinn / gcoirtinn‡‡ choirteá / gcoirteᇇ choirteadh sé, sí / gcoirteadh sé, s퇇 choirtimis; choirteadh muid / gcoirtimis‡‡; gcoirteadh muid‡‡ choirteadh sibh / gcoirteadh sibh‡‡ choirtidís; choirteadh siad / gcoirtidís‡‡; gcoirteadh siad‡‡ a choirteadh /
a gcoirteadh* 		choirtí / gcoirt퇇
future coirtfidh mé;
coirtfead 		coirtfidh tú;
coirtfir† 		coirtfidh sé, sí coirtfimid;
coirtfidh muid 		coirtfidh sibh coirtfidh siad;
coirtfid† 		a choirtfidh; a choirtfeas /
a gcoirtfidh* 		coirtfear
conditional choirtfinn / gcoirtfinn‡‡ choirtfeá / gcoirtfeᇇ choirtfeadh sé, sí / gcoirtfeadh sé, s퇇 choirtfimis; choirtfeadh muid / gcoirtfimis‡‡; gcoirtfeadh muid‡‡ choirtfeadh sibh / gcoirtfeadh sibh‡‡ choirtfidís; choirtfeadh siad / gcoirtfidís‡‡; gcoirtfeadh siad‡‡ a choirtfeadh /
a gcoirtfeadh* 		choirtfí / gcoirtf퇇
subjunctive
present go gcoirte mé;
go gcoirtead† 		go gcoirte tú;
go gcoirtir† 		go gcoirte sé, sí go gcoirtimid;
go gcoirte muid 		go gcoirte sibh go gcoirte siad;
go gcoirtid† 		— go gcoirtear
past dá gcoirtinn dá gcoirteá dá gcoirteadh sé, sí dá gcoirtimis;
dá gcoirteadh muid 		dá gcoirteadh sibh dá gcoirtidís;
dá gcoirteadh siad 		— dá gcoirtí
imperative
– coirtim coirt coirteadh sé, sí coirtimis coirtigí;
coirtidh† 		coirtidís — coirtear

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Mutated forms of coirt
radical lenition eclipsis
coirt choirt gcoirt

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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