coigríochach

Irish

Etymology

From coigríoch (“neighbouring territory; strange place; foreign country”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

coigríochach (genitive singular masculine coigríochaigh, genitive singular feminine coigríochaí, plural coigríochacha, comparative coigríochaí)

1. strange, foreign

   Synonym: coigríochta

Declension

Declension of coigríochach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	coigríochach	choigríochach	coigríochacha; choigríochacha²
Vocative	choigríochaigh		coigríochacha
Genitive		coigríochaí	coigríochacha	coigríochach
Dative	coigríochach; choigríochach¹	choigríochach; choigríochaigh (archaic)	coigríochacha; choigríochacha²
Comparative	níos coigríochaí
Superlative	is coigríochaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• An Léigiún Coigríochach (“the (Foreign) Legion”)
• Léigiún Coigríochach na Fraince (“the French Foreign Legion”)

 

Noun

coigríochach m (genitive singular coigríochaigh, nominative plural coigríochaigh)

1. stranger, foreigner

   Synonym: coigríoch

Declension

Declension of coigríochach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coigríochach coigríochaigh Vocative a choigríochaigh a choigríochacha Genitive coigríochaigh coigríochach Dative coigríochach coigríochaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an coigríochach na coigríochaigh Genitive an choigríochaigh na gcoigríochach Dative leis an gcoigríochach don choigríochach leis na coigríochaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coigríochach	choigríochach	gcoigríochach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coigríochach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “coigríochach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.