córas

See also: coras

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish córus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠəsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɾˠəsˠ/

Noun

córas m (genitive singular córais, nominative plural córais)

1. system

Declension

Declension of córas (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative córas córais vocative a chórais a chórasa genitive córais córas dative córas córais forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an córas na córais genitive an chórais na gcóras dative leis an gcóras don chóras leis na córais

Derived terms

• córas imdhíonachta (“immune system”)
• córas pláinéadach (“planetary system”)
• fochóras (“sub-system”)
• imeallchóras (“peripheral system”)
• lárchóras (“central system”)
• néarchóras (“nervous system”)
• teoiric na gcóras (“systems theory”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of córas

radical	lenition	eclipsis
córas	chóras	gcóras

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “córas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 córus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language