Coirdíneach
Irish
Etymology
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Adjective
Coirdíneach (genitive singular masculine Coirdínigh, genitive singular feminine Coirdíní, plural Coirdíneacha, not comparable)
- Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to the Kurdish people)
Declension
Declension of Coirdíneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
| Vocative | Choirdínigh | Coirdíneacha | ||
| Genitive | Coirdíní | Coirdíneacha | Coirdíneach | |
| Dative | Coirdíneach; Choirdíneach¹ |
Choirdíneach; Choirdínigh (archaic) |
Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Coirdíní | |||
| Superlative | is Coirdíní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- An Chordastáin f (“Kurdistan”)
- Coirdis f (“Kurdish”)
Declension
Declension of Coirdíneach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | gCoirdíneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “Coirdíneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Coirdíneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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