coirceogach
Irish
Adjective
coirceogach (genitive singular masculine coirceogaigh, genitive singular feminine coirceogaí, plural coirceogacha, comparative coirceogaí)
Declension
Declension of coirceogach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coirceogach | choirceogach | coirceogacha; choirceogacha² | |
| Vocative | choirceogaigh | coirceogacha | ||
| Genitive | coirceogaí | coirceogacha | coirceogach | |
| Dative | coirceogach; choirceogach¹ |
choirceogach; choirceogaigh (archaic) |
coirceogacha; choirceogacha² | |
| Comparative | níos coirceogaí | |||
| Superlative | is coirceogaí | |||
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
- clochán coirceogach (“beehive hut”)
- roth coirceogach (“cone-wheel”)
- ulóg choirceogach (“cone-pulley”)
Related terms
- coirceogacht f (“conicity”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coirceogach | choirceogach | gcoirceogach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coirceogach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coirceogach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coirceogach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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