coigríochach
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From coigríoch (“neighbouring territory; strange place; foreign country”) + -ach.
Adjective
[edit]coigríochach (genitive singular masculine coigríochaigh, genitive singular feminine coigríochaí, plural coigríochacha, comparative coigríochaí)
- strange, foreign
- Synonym: coigríochta
Declension
[edit]Declension of coigríochach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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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
[edit]- An Léigiún Coigríochach (“the (Foreign) Legion”)
- Léigiún Coigríochach na Fraince (“the French Foreign Legion”)
Noun
[edit]coigríochach m (genitive singular coigríochaigh, nominative plural coigríochaigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of coigríochach
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 |
coigríochach | choigríochach | gcoigríochach |
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) “coigríochach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “coigríochach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024