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)

system

Declension

Declension of córas

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	córas	córais
Vocative	a chórais	a chórasa
Genitive	córais	córas
Dative	córas	córais

Forms with the definite article:

Case	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”)
lárchóras (“central system”)
néarchóras (“nervous system”)
teoiric na gcóras (“systems theory”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
córas	chóras	gcóras
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"córas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“1 córus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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