corraitheach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • corruightheach[1]

Etymology

From corraithe (past participle of corraigh (“to move”)) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoɾˠiəx/[2]

Adjective

corraitheach (genitive singular masculine corraithigh, genitive singular feminine corraithí, plural corraitheacha, comparative corraithí)

  1. stirring (invigorating or inspiring), soul-stirring
  2. affecting (producing or causing strong feelings and emotions)
  3. emotional (appealing to or arousing emotion)
  4. touching (provoking sadness and pity)

Declension

Declension of corraitheach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative corraitheach chorraitheach corraitheacha;
chorraitheacha2
vocative chorraithigh corraitheacha
genitive corraithí corraitheacha corraitheach
dative corraitheach;
chorraitheach1 		chorraitheach;
chorraithigh (archaic) 		corraitheacha;
chorraitheacha2
Comparative níos corraithí
Superlative is corraithí

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

  • corraitheacht

Mutation

Mutated forms of corraitheach
radical lenition eclipsis
corraitheach chorraitheach gcorraitheach

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

References

  1. ^ “corraitheach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 158

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