coirt

coirt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish coirt (“bark (of tree)”), from Latin cortex.

Noun

coirt f (genitive singular coirte, nominative plural coirteacha)

1. bark (exterior covering of a tree)
   1. tanner's bark
   2. bark-dye, tan
2. coating; fur, scale, scum

Declension

Declension of coirt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coirt coirteacha Vocative a choirt a choirteacha Genitive coirte coirteacha Dative coirt coirteacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choirt na coirteacha Genitive na coirte na gcoirteacha Dative leis an gcoirt don choirt leis na coirteacha

Alternative forms

• cairt

Synonyms

• rúsc
• snamh

Derived terms

• coirteach (“barky, cortical; encrusted, coated; furred, scaled”, adjective)
• coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”, transitive verb)

Verb

coirt (present analytic coirteann, future analytic coirtfidh, verbal noun coirteadh, past participle coirte)

1. (transitive) Alternative form of coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”)

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coirtim	coirteann tú; coirtir†	coirteann sé, sí	coirtimid	coirteann sibh	coirteann siad; coirtid†	a choirteann; a choirteas / a gcoirteann*; a gcoirteas*	coirtear
	past	choirt mé; choirteas	choirt tú; choirtis	choirt sé, sí	choirteamar; choirt muid	choirt sibh; choirteabhair	choirt siad; choirteadar	a choirt / ar choirt*	coirteadh
	past habitual	choirtinn	choirteá	choirteadh sé, sí	choirtimis; choirteadh muid	choirteadh sibh	choirtidís; choirteadh siad	a choirteadh / ar choirteadh*	choirtí
	future	coirtfidh mé; coirtfead	coirtfidh tú; coirtfir†	coirtfidh sé, sí	coirtfimid; coirtfidh muid	coirtfidh sibh	coirtfidh siad; coirtfid†	a choirtfidh; a choirtfeas / a gcoirtfidh*; a gcoirtfeas*	coirtfear
conditional		choirtfinn / gcoirtfinn‡‡	choirtfeá / gcoirtfeᇇ	choirtfeadh sé, sí / gcoirtfeadh sé, s퇇	choirtfimis; choirtfeadh muid / gcoirtfimis‡‡; gcoirtfeadh muid‡‡	choirtfeadh sibh / gcoirtfeadh sibh‡‡	choirtfidís; choirtfeadh siad / gcoirtfidís‡‡; gcoirtfeadh siad‡‡	a choirtfeadh / ar choirtfeadh*	choirtfí / gcoirtf퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoirte mé; go gcoirtead†	go gcoirte tú; go gcoirtir†	go gcoirte sé, sí	go gcoirtimid; go gcoirte muid	go gcoirte sibh	go gcoirte siad; go gcoirtid†	—	go gcoirtear
	past	dá gcoirtinn	dá gcoirteá	dá gcoirteadh sé, sí	dá gcoirtimis; dá gcoirteadh muid	dá gcoirteadh sibh	dá gcoirtidís; dá gcoirteadh siad	—	dá gcoirtí
imperative		coirtim	coirt	coirteadh sé, sí	coirtimis	coirtigí; coirtidh†	coirtidís	—	coirtear
verbal noun		coirteadh
past participle		coirte

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coirt	choirt	gcoirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• "coirt" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “1 coirt” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.