Corcaigh

Irish

Etymology

Old dative case of corcach (“bog, marsh, swamp”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Corcaigh f (genitive Corcaí)

  1. Cork (a city in County Cork, Ireland)
  2. Cork (a county of Ireland)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Corcach Mór Mumhan

Mutation

Mutated forms of Corcaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
Corcaigh Chorcaigh gCorcaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 133, page 38; reprinted 1988
  2. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 266, page 54
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 158
  4. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 260

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