corónach

See also: coronach

Irish

Noun

corónach f sg

1. genitive singular of coróin

Adjective

corónach (genitive singular masculine corónaigh, genitive singular feminine corónaí, plural corónacha, comparative corónaí)

1. coronal, crowned
2. (anatomy) coronary

Declension

Declension of corónach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	corónach	chorónach	corónacha; chorónacha²
Vocative	chorónaigh		corónacha
Genitive		corónaí	corónacha	corónach
Dative	corónach; chorónach¹	chorónach; chorónaigh (archaic)	corónacha; chorónacha²
Comparative	níos corónaí
Superlative	is corónaí

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

• artaire corónach (“coronary artery”)
• galar corónach croí (“coronary heart disease”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
corónach	chorónach	gcorónach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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