coirneach

Irish

Alternative forms
  • cairneach
  • cáirneach, cairnech, cóirneach (obsolete)

Etymology

From corann +‎ -ach.

Adjective

coirneach (genitive singular masculine coirnigh, genitive singular feminine coirní, plural coirneacha, not comparable)

  1. tonsured

Declension
Declension of coirneach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative coirneach choirneach coirneacha;
choirneacha²
Vocative choirnigh coirneacha
Genitive coirní coirneacha coirneach
Dative coirneach;
choirneach¹		 choirneach;
choirnigh (archaic)		 coirneacha;
choirneacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

coirneach m (genitive singular coirnigh, nominative plural coirnigh)

  1. tonsured person, monk, friar
  2. osprey

Declension
Declension of coirneach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coirneach coirnigh
Vocative a choirnigh a choirneacha
Genitive coirnigh coirneach
Dative coirneach coirnigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an coirneach na coirnigh
Genitive an choirnigh na gcoirneach
Dative leis an gcoirneach

don choirneach

 leis na coirnigh

Synonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coirneach choirneach gcoirneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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