corcairghorm

Irish

Alternative forms

• corcarghorm

Etymology

From corcair +‎ gorm.

Noun

corcairghorm m (genitive singular corcairghoirm)

1. violet (color)

   Synonym: vialait

Declension

Declension of corcairghorm

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative corcairghorm Vocative a chorcairghoirm Genitive corcairghoirm Dative corcairghorm

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an corcairghorm Genitive an chorcairghoirm Dative leis an gcorcairghorm don chorcairghorm

Adjective

corcairghorm (genitive singular masculine corcairghoirm, genitive singular feminine corcairghoirme, plural corcairghorma, not comparable)

1. violet (having a bluish-purple color)

   Synonym: vialait

Declension

Declension of corcairghorm

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	corcairghorm	chorcairghorm	corcairghorma; chorcairghorma²
Vocative	chorcairghoirm		corcairghorma
Genitive		corcairghoirme	corcairghorma	corcairghorm
Dative	corcairghorm; chorcairghorm¹	chorcairghorm; chorcairghoirm (archaic)	corcairghorma; chorcairghorma²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)

bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste, flannbhuí; donn	buí; bánbhuí
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma	glas, uaine	dath an mhiontais
cian	gormghlas, spéirghorm	gorm
corcairghorm; indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
corcairghorm	chorcairghorm	gcorcairghorm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “corcar-”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “corcairghorm”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “corcarghorm”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm