Corsacach

Irish

Alternative forms

• Corsaiceach

Etymology

From an Chorsaic (“Corsica”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Corsacach (genitive singular masculine Corsacaigh, genitive singular feminine Corsacaí, plural Corsacacha, not comparable)

1. Corsican

Declension

Declension of Corsacach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Corsacach	Chorsacach	Corsacacha; Chorsacacha²
Vocative	Chorsacaigh		Corsacacha
Genitive		Corsacaí	Corsacacha	Corsacach
Dative	Corsacach; Chorsacach¹	Chorsacach; Chorsacaigh (archaic)	Corsacacha; Chorsacacha²
Comparative	níos Corsacaí
Superlative	is Corsacaí

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

• Corsaicis (“the Corsican language”)

Noun

Corsacach m (genitive singular Corsacaigh, nominative plural Corsacaigh)

1. Corsican

Declension

Declension of Corsacach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Corsacach Corsacaigh Vocative a Chorsacaigh a Chorsacacha Genitive Corsacaigh Corsacach Dative Corsacach Corsacaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Corsacach na Corsacaigh Genitive an Chorsacaigh na gCorsacach Dative leis an gCorsacach don Chorsacach leis na Corsacaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Corsacach	Chorsacach	gCorsacach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corsacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Corsaiceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.