Coirdíneach
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[edit]Etymology
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Adjective
[edit]Coirdíneach (genitive singular masculine Coirdínigh, genitive singular feminine Coirdíní, plural Coirdíneacha, not comparable)
- Kurdish (of, from, or pertaining to the Kurdish people)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Coirdíneach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
Vocative | Choirdínigh | Coirdíneacha | ||
Genitive | Coirdíní | Coirdíneacha | Coirdíneach | |
Dative | Coirdíneach; Choirdíneach¹ |
Choirdíneach; Choirdínigh (archaic) |
Coirdíneacha; Choirdíneacha² | |
Comparative | níos Coirdíní | |||
Superlative | is Coirdíní |
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
[edit]- An Chordastáin f (“Kurdistan”)
- Coirdis f (“Kurdish”)
Noun
[edit]Coirdíneach m (genitive singular Coirdínigh, nominative plural Coirdínigh)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Coirdíneach
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 |
Coirdíneach | Choirdíneach | gCoirdíneach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Coirdíneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Coirdíneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024