Corcaigh

Irish

Etymology

Old dative case of corcach (“marsh, swamp”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠkə/, /ˈkɔɾˠkiː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɾˠki/

Proper noun

Corcaigh f (genitive Corcaí)

1. Cork (a city in County Cork, Ireland)
2. Cork (a county of Ireland)

Synonyms

• (city): Cathair Chorcaí f
• (county): Contae Chorcaí m

Derived terms

• Corcaíoch (“Corkonian”)

Related terms

• Corcach Mór Mumhan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Corcaigh	Chorcaigh	gCorcaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corcaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Corcaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Corcaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024