curach

Irish

Alternative forms

• currach

Etymology

From Middle Irish curach, from Proto-Celtic *korukos (“leather boat”) (from which also Welsh corwg (“coracle”)), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)koro- (“leather”) (from which also Latin corium).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈɾˠax/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊɾˠəx/, /ˈkɔɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɤɾˠax/, /ˈkɤɾˠah/, /ˈkɤɾˠa/

Noun

curach f (genitive singular curaí, nominative plural curacha)

1. currach, coracle

Declension

Declension of curach

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative curach curacha Vocative a churach a churacha Genitive curaí curach Dative curach curaigh (archaic, dialectal) curacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an churach na curacha Genitive na curaí na gcurach Dative leis an gcurach leis an gcuraigh (archaic, dialectal) don churach don churaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na curacha

Derived terms

• curach chaol
• curachán

Descendants

• → English: currach
• →⇒ Yola: currachy

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
curach	churach	gcurach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 curach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “curaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 161
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “curach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN