Corsacach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Corsaiceach
Etymology
From an Chorsaic (“Corsica”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Corsacach (genitive singular masculine Corsacaigh, genitive singular feminine Corsacaí, plural Corsacacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Corsacach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Corsacach | Chorsacach | Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
| Vocative | Chorsacaigh | Corsacacha | ||
| Genitive | Corsacaí | Corsacacha | Corsacach | |
| Dative | Corsacach; Chorsacach¹ |
Chorsacach; Chorsacaigh (archaic) |
Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Corsacaí | |||
| Superlative | is Corsacaí | |||
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
- Corsaicis (“the Corsican language”)
Declension
Declension of Corsacach
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 |
| Corsacach | Chorsacach | gCorsacach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corsacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Corsaiceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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