Ciarraíoch

Irish

Alternative forms

• Ciarraigheach (superseded spelling)

Etymology

Ciarraí +‎ -ach

Noun

Ciarraíoch m (genitive singular Ciarraígh, nominative plural Ciarraígh)

1. Kerryman (a native of Kerry)

   Ach tá difríocht mhór amháin, áfach, idir an Ciarraíoch agus fear na Fraince.

   But there's one big difference, however, between the Kerryman and the Frenchman.

Declension

Declension of Ciarraíoch

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Ciarraíoch Ciarraígh Vocative a Chiarraígh a Chiarraíocha Genitive Ciarraígh Ciarraíoch Dative Ciarraíoch Ciarraígh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Ciarraíoch na Ciarraígh Genitive an Chiarraígh na gCiarraíoch Dative leis an gCiarraíoch don Chiarraíoch leis na Ciarraígh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Ciarraíoch	Chiarraíoch	gCiarraíoch
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ciarraíoch”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN