coigríochach

Irish

Etymology

From coigríoch (“neighbouring territory; strange place; foreign country”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

coigríochach (genitive singular masculine coigríochaigh, genitive singular feminine coigríochaí, plural coigríochacha, comparative coigríochaí)

  1. strange, foreign
    Synonym: coigríochta

Declension
Declension of coigríochach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative coigríochach choigríochach coigríochacha;
choigríochacha²
Vocative choigríochaigh coigríochacha
Genitive coigríochaí coigríochacha coigríochach
Dative coigríochach;
choigríochach¹		 choigríochach;
choigríochaigh (archaic)		 coigríochacha;
choigríochacha²
Comparative níos coigríochaí
Superlative is coigríochaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

coigríochach m (genitive singular coigríochaigh, nominative plural coigríochaigh)

  1. stranger, foreigner
    Synonym: coigríoch

Declension
Declension of coigríochach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coigríochach coigríochaigh
Vocative a choigríochaigh a choigríochacha
Genitive coigríochaigh coigríochach
Dative coigríochach coigríochaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an coigríochach na coigríochaigh
Genitive an choigríochaigh na gcoigríochach
Dative leis an gcoigríochach

don choigríochach

 leis na coigríochaigh

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

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