coróinvíreas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English coronavirus. Combination of coróin (“corona”) +‎ víreas (“virus”).

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾˠuːnʲ.vʲiːɾʲəsˠ/, /ˈkɾˠuːnʲ.vʲiːɾʲəsˠ/
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈɾˠoːnʲ.vʲiːɾʲəsˠ/, /kɾˠoːnʲ.vʲiːɾʲəsˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾˠænʲ.vʲiːɾʲəsˠ/

Noun

coróinvíreas m (genitive singular coróinvíris, nominative plural coróinvíris)

  1. (virology) coronavirus

Declension

Declension of coróinvíreas (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coróinvíreas coróinvíris
vocative a coróinvíris a coróinvíreasa
genitive coróinvíris coróinvíreas
dative coróinvíreas coróinvíris
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an coróinvíreas na coróinvíris
genitive an coróinvíris na coróinvíreas
dative leis an coróinvíreas
don coróinvíreas 		leis na coróinvíris

Mutation

Mutated forms of coróinvíreas
radical lenition eclipsis
coróinvíreas choróinvíreas gcoróinvíreas

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

Further reading

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

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