Corantach

Irish

Etymology

From an Choraint (“Corinth”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Corantach (genitive singular masculine Corantaigh, genitive singular feminine Corantaí, plural Corantacha, not comparable)

1. Corinthian

Declension

Declension of Corantach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Corantach	Chorantach	Corantacha; Chorantacha²
Vocative	Chorantaigh		Corantacha
Genitive		Corantaí	Corantacha	Corantach
Dative	Corantach; Chorantach¹	Chorantach; Chorantaigh (archaic)	Corantacha; Chorantacha²
Comparative	níos Corantaí
Superlative	is Corantaí

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

Noun

Corantach m (genitive singular Corantaigh, nominative plural Corantaigh)

1. Corinthian

Declension

Declension of Corantach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Corantach Corantaigh Vocative a Chorantaigh a Chorantacha Genitive Corantaigh Corantach Dative Corantach Corantaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Corantach na Corantaigh Genitive an Chorantaigh na gCorantach Dative leis an gCorantach don Chorantach leis na Corantaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Corantach	Chorantach	gCorantach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corantach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Corantach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024