curca

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

curca m (genitive singular curca, nominative plural curcaí)

  1. (of a bird) crest, tuft
  2. (of hair) topknot
  3. cockade

Declension

Declension of curca (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative curca curcaí
vocative a churca a churcaí
genitive curca curcaí
dative curca curcaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an curca na curcaí
genitive an churca na gcurcaí
dative leis an gcurca
don churca 		leis na curcaí

Derived terms

  • curcach (“crested”, adjective)
  • cuircín

Mutation

Mutated forms of curca
radical lenition eclipsis
curca churca gcurca

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

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