Corsacach
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an Chorsaic (“Corsica”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective[edit]
Corsacach (genitive singular masculine Corsacaigh, genitive singular feminine Corsacaí, plural Corsacacha, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Corsacach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Corsacach | Chorsacach | Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
Vocative | Chorsacaigh | Corsacacha | ||
Genitive | Corsacaí | Corsacacha | Corsacach | |
Dative | Corsacach; Chorsacach¹ |
Chorsacach; Chorsacaigh (archaic) |
Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
Comparative | níos Corsacaí | |||
Superlative | is Corsacaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms[edit]
- Corsaicis (“the Corsican language”)
Noun[edit]
Corsacach m (genitive singular Corsacaigh, nominative plural Corsacaigh)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Corsacach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Corsacach | Chorsacach | gCorsacach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corsacach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Corsaiceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.