corrán

See also: corran and Corran

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish corrán, equivalent to corr +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

corrán m (genitive singular corráin, nominative plural corráin)

  1. hook for reaping or pruning, sickle
  2. billhook
    Synonym: bileog
  3. crescent (shape)
  4. crescent (road)
  5. (geometry) lune
  6. (weaving) twill

Declension

Declension of corrán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative corrán corráin
vocative a chorráin a chorrána
genitive corráin corrán
dative corrán corráin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an corrán na corráin
genitive an chorráin na gcorrán
dative leis an gcorrán
don chorrán 		leis na corráin

Derived terms

  • casúr agus corrán (“hammer and sickle”)
  • corrán bearrtha (“pruning hook”)
  • corrán cnuasaigh (“hook for cutting seawrack”)
  • Corrán Dearg (“Red Crescent”)
  • corrán gealaí (“crescent moon”)
  • corrán géill (“lower jaw”)
  • corrán lín (“corn spurry, Spergula arvensis”)
  • corrán súgáin (“throw-crook”)
  • corránach (“twilled”)
  • fí chorráin (“twill weaving”)
  • lúb is corrán (“hook and eye”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of corrán
radical lenition eclipsis
corrán chorrán gcorrán

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

References

  1. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 468.1, page 125
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 316, page 105; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 161
  4. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 133, page 27
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 267, page 95

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “corrán”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 250; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “corrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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