coirtéis

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

coirtéis f (genitive singular coirtéise, nominative plural coirtéisí)

1. (anatomy) cortex

Declension

Declension of coirtéis

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coirtéis coirtéisí Vocative a choirtéis a choirtéisí Genitive coirtéise coirtéisí Dative coirtéis coirtéisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choirtéis na coirtéisí Genitive na coirtéise na gcoirtéisí Dative leis an gcoirtéis don choirtéis leis na coirtéisí

Derived terms

• coirtéis cheirbreach
• neocoirtéis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coirtéis	choirtéis	gcoirtéis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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