Corsacach
Irish
Alternative forms
- Corsaiceach
Etymology
From an Chorsaic (“Corsica”) + -ach (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
Corsacach (genitive singular masculine Corsacaigh, genitive singular feminine Corsacaí, plural Corsacacha, not comparable)
Declension
Declension of Corsacach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Corsacach | Chorsacach | Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
Vocative | Chorsacaigh | Corsacacha | ||
Genitive | Corsacaí | Corsacacha | Corsacach | |
Dative | Corsacach; Chorsacach¹ |
Chorsacach; Chorsacaigh (archaic) |
Corsacacha; Chorsacacha² | |
Comparative | níos Corsacaí | |||
Superlative | is Corsacaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Related terms
- Corsaicis (“the Corsican language”)
Declension
Declension of Corsacach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Corsacach | Chorsacach | gCorsacach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "Corsacach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “Corsaiceach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
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