coirce

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish corca[1], from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. oats

Declension
Declension of coirce

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) coircí
Vocative a choirce a choircí
Genitive Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) coircí
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) coircí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na coircí
Genitive an choirce na gcoircí
Dative leis an gcoirce

don choirce

 leis na coircí
  • Alternative plurals: coircíocha, coircíonta

Derived terms
  • arán coirce
  • coirce cuaiche
  • coirce dubh
  • coirce faoilleach
  • coirce faoillí
  • coirce fia
  • coirce fiáin
  • coirce gorm
  • coirce móinéir
  • coirce préacháin
  • coirce scéine
  • coirce scilligthe
  • coirceog
  • min choirce
  • sruán coirce

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 71
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔɾʲçkʲə/

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. oats

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)choirce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911), “coirce”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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