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coireach

See also: Cóiréach

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From coir +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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coireach (genitive singular masculine coirigh, genitive singular feminine coirí, plural coireacha, comparative coirí)

  1. sinful
    Synonym: peacúil
  2. guilty
    Synonym: ciontach

Declension

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Declension of coireach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative coireach choireach coireacha;
choireacha²
Vocative choirigh coireacha
Genitive coirí coireacha coireach
Dative coireach;
choireach¹ 		choireach;
choirigh (archaic) 		coireacha;
choireacha²
Comparative níos coirí
Superlative is coirí

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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coireach m (genitive singular coirigh, nominative plural coirigh)

  1. transgressor, trespasser
    Synonyms: ciontach, sáraitheoir

Declension

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Declension of coireach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coireach coirigh
Vocative a choirigh a choireacha
Genitive coirigh coireach
Dative coireach coirigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an coireach na coirigh
Genitive an choirigh na gcoireach
Dative leis an gcoireach

don choireach

leis na coirigh

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coireach choireach gcoireach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ “coireach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 40

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