Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From corcair +‎ gorm.

Noun edit

corcairghorm m (genitive singular corcairghoirm)

  1. violet (color)
    Synonym: vialait

Declension edit

Adjective edit

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

  1. violet (having a bluish-purple color)
    Synonym: vialait

Declension edit

See also edit

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 edit

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 edit