coirneach
Irish
Alternative forms
- cairneach
- cáirneach, cairnech, cóirneach (obsolete)
Adjective
coirneach (genitive singular masculine coirnigh, genitive singular feminine coirní, plural coirneacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of coirneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | choirneach | coirneacha; choirneacha² | |
| Vocative | choirnigh | coirneacha | ||
| Genitive | coirní | coirneacha | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | |
| Dative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value); 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)
Declension
Declension of coirneach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms
- (osprey): iascaire coirneach, ospróg
Mutation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cairnech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cóirneaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 167
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coirneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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