Coirnis

Irish

Etymology

From Corn (na Breataine) (“Cornwall”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠnʲɪʃ/

Proper noun

Coirnis f (genitive Coirnise)

1. the Cornish language

Declension

Declension of Coirnis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Coirnis Vocative a Choirnis Genitive Coirnise Dative Coirnis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Choirnis Genitive na Coirnise Dative leis an gCoirnis don Choirnis

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Coirnis	Choirnis	gCoirnis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Coirnis on the Irish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ga
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Coirnis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Cornish”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• Entries containing “Coirnis” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.