córas

See also: coras

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish córus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

córas m (genitive singular córais, nominative plural córais)

1. system

Declension

Declension of córas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative córas córais Vocative a chórais a chórasa Genitive córais córas Dative córas córais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an córas na córais Genitive an chórais na gcóras Dative leis an gcóras don chóras leis na córais

Derived terms

• córas imdhíonachta (“immune system”)
• córas pláinéadach (“planetary system”)
• fochóras (“sub-system”)
• imeallchóras (“peripheral system”)
• lárchóras (“central system”)
• néarchóras (“nervous system”)
• teoiric na gcóras (“systems theory”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
córas	chóras	gcóras
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “córas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 córus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language