Ciarraíoch
Irish
Alternative forms
- Ciarraigheach (superseded spelling)
Etymology
Ciarraí + -ach
Noun
Ciarraíoch m (genitive singular Ciarraígh, nominative plural Ciarraígh)
- Kerryman (a native of Kerry)
- Ach tá difríocht mhór amháin, áfach, idir an Ciarraíoch agus fear na Fraince.
- But there's one big difference, however, between the Kerryman and the Frenchman.
Declension
Declension of Ciarraíoch
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Ciarraíoch | Chiarraíoch | gCiarraíoch |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Ciarraíoch" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.