Coirdíneach
Irish
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
editCoirdíneach (genitive singular masculine Coirdínigh, genitive singular feminine Coirdíní, plural Coirdíneacha, not comparable)
- Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to the Kurdish people)
Declension
editDeclension of Coirdíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
Vocative | Choirdínigh | Coirdíneacha | ||
Genitive | Coirdíní | Coirdíneacha | Coirdíneach | |
Dative | Coirdíneach; Choirdíneach¹ |
Choirdíneach; Choirdínigh (archaic) |
Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
Comparative | níos Coirdíní | |||
Superlative | is Coirdíní |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
edit- An Chordastáin f (“Kurdistan”)
- Coirdis f (“Kurdish”)
Noun
editCoirdíneach m (genitive singular Coirdínigh, nominative plural Coirdínigh)
Declension
editDeclension of Coirdíneach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | gCoirdíneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Coirdíneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Coirdíneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024