Corcaigh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠkə/, /ˈkɔɾˠkiː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɾˠki/

Proper noun

Corcaigh f (genitive Corcaí)

Cork (a city in County Cork, Ireland)
Cork (a county of Ireland)

Synonyms

(city): Cathair Chorcaí f
(county): Contae Chorcaí m

Derived terms

Corcaíoch (“Corkonian”)

Related terms

Corcach Mór Mumhan

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Corcaigh	Chorcaigh	gCorcaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corcaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “Corcaigh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “Corcaigh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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