coirt

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish coirt (“bark (of tree)”), from Latin cortex.

Noun

coirt f (genitive singular coirte, nominative plural coirteacha)

  1. bark (exterior covering of a tree)
    1. tanner's bark
    2. bark-dye, tan
  2. coating; fur, scale, scum

Declension
Declension of coirt

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coirt coirteacha
Vocative a choirt a choirteacha
Genitive coirte coirteacha
Dative coirt coirteacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an choirt na coirteacha
Genitive na coirte na gcoirteacha
Dative leis an gcoirt

don choirt

 leis na coirteacha

Alternative forms

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • coirteach (“barky, cortical; encrusted, coated; furred, scaled”, adjective)
  • coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”, transitive verb)

Verb

coirt (present analytic coirteann, future analytic coirtfidh, verbal noun coirteadh, past participle coirte)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of coirtigh (“decorticate; tan; coat, encrust”)

Conjugation
conjugation of coirt (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present coirtim coirteann tú;
coirtir†		 coirteann sé, sí coirtimid coirteann sibh coirteann siad;
coirtid†		 a choirteann; a choirteas /
a gcoirteann*; a gcoirteas*		 coirtear
past choirt mé; choirteas choirt tú; choirtis choirt sé, sí choirteamar; choirt muid choirt sibh; choirteabhair choirt siad; choirteadar a choirt /
ar choirt*		 coirteadh
past habitual choirtinn / gcoirtinn‡‡ choirteá / gcoirteᇇ choirteadh sé, sí / gcoirteadh sé, s퇇 choirtimis; choirteadh muid / gcoirtimis‡‡; gcoirteadh muid‡‡ choirteadh sibh / gcoirteadh sibh‡‡ choirtidís; choirteadh siad / gcoirtidís‡‡; gcoirteadh siad‡‡ a choirteadh /
a gcoirteadh*		 choirtí / gcoirt퇇
future coirtfidh mé;
coirtfead		 coirtfidh tú;
coirtfir†		 coirtfidh sé, sí coirtfimid;
coirtfidh muid		 coirtfidh sibh coirtfidh siad;
coirtfid†		 a choirtfidh; a choirtfeas /
a gcoirtfidh*; a gcoirtfeas*		 coirtfear
conditional choirtfinn / gcoirtfinn‡‡ choirtfeá / gcoirtfeᇇ choirtfeadh sé, sí / gcoirtfeadh sé, s퇇 choirtfimis; choirtfeadh muid / gcoirtfimis‡‡; gcoirtfeadh muid‡‡ choirtfeadh sibh / gcoirtfeadh sibh‡‡ choirtfidís; choirtfeadh siad / gcoirtfidís‡‡; gcoirtfeadh siad‡‡ a choirtfeadh /
a gcoirtfeadh*		 choirtfí / gcoirtf퇇
subjunctive present go gcoirte mé;
go gcoirtead†		 go gcoirte tú;
go gcoirtir†		 go gcoirte sé, sí go gcoirtimid;
go gcoirte muid		 go gcoirte sibh go gcoirte siad;
go gcoirtid†		 — go gcoirtear
past dá gcoirtinn dá gcoirteá dá gcoirteadh sé, sí dá gcoirtimis;
dá gcoirteadh muid		 dá gcoirteadh sibh dá gcoirtidís;
dá gcoirteadh siad		 — dá gcoirtí
imperative coirtim coirt coirteadh sé, sí coirtimis coirtigí;
coirtidh†		 coirtidís — coirtear
verbal noun coirteadh
past participle coirte

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coirt choirt gcoirt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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