corcairdhearg

Irish

Alternative forms

• corcair-dhearg (superseded)

Etymology

From Middle Irish corcurderg. By surface analysis, corcair (“purple”) +‎ dearg (“red”).

Noun

corcairdhearg m (genitive singular corcairdheirg)

1. crimson

Declension

Declension of corcairdhearg

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative corcairdhearg Vocative a chorcairdheirg Genitive corcairdheirg Dative corcairdhearg

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an corcairdhearg Genitive an chorcairdheirg Dative leis an gcorcairdhearg don chorcairdhearg

Adjective

corcairdhearg (genitive singular masculine corcairdheirg, genitive singular feminine corcairdheirge, plural corcairdhearga, not comparable)

1. crimson

   Synonym: craorag

Declension

Declension of corcairdhearg

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	corcairdhearg	chorcairdhearg	corcairdhearga; chorcairdhearga²
Vocative	chorcairdheirg		corcairdhearga
Genitive		ccorcairdheirge	corcairdhearga	corcairdhearg
Dative	corcairdhearg; chorcairdhearg¹	chorcairdhearg; chorcairdheirg (archaic)	corcairdhearga; chorcairdhearga²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)

bán	liath	dubh
dearg; corcairdhearg	oráiste, flannbhuí; donn	buí; bánbhuí
líoma-ghlas, glas líoma	glas, uaine	dath an mhiontais
cian	gormghlas, spéirghorm	gorm
corcairghorm; indeagó	maigeanta; corcra	bándearg

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
corcairdhearg	chorcairdhearg	gcorcairdhearg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “corcairdhearg”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “corcair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “corcairdhearg”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “corcairdhearg” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.