coirce

coirce

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪɾʲcɪ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾʲcɪ/

Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, nominative plural coircí or coircíocha or coircíonta)

1. oats

Declension

Declension of coirce

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coirce coircí Vocative a choirce a choircí Genitive coirce coircí Dative coirce coircí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an coirce na coircí Genitive an choirce na gcoircí Dative leis an gcoirce don choirce leis na coircí

• Alternative plurals: coircíocha, coircíonta

Derived terms

• arán coirce
• coirce cuaiche
• coirce dubh
• coirce faoilleach
• coirce faoillí
• coirce fia
• coirce fiáin
• coirce gorm
• coirce móinéir
• coirce préacháin
• coirce scéine
• coirce scilligthe
• min choirce
• sruán coirce

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coirce	choirce	gcoirce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coirce”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 47

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish corca, from Proto-Celtic *korkyom (compare Welsh ceirch, Cornish kergh, Breton kerc'h), from Proto-Indo-European *kokro- (compare dialectal Swedish hagre, Ancient Greek κάχρυς (kákhrus)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔɾʲçkʲə/

Noun

coirce m (genitive singular coirce, no plural)

1. oats

Derived terms

• aran-coirce
• coirce Innseanach
• min-choirce

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
coirce	choirce
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “coirce”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “corca”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language