coirtigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish coirtigid, coirtid (tans; cures, verb), from coirt (bark); synchronically, coirt (bark; tanner's bark; bark-dye, tan; coating; fur, scale, scum) + -igh (verbal suffix).

Verb

coirtigh (present analytic coirtíonn, future analytic coirteoidh, verbal noun coirtiú, past participle coirtithe)

  1. (transitive) decorticate
  2. (transitive) tan
  3. (transitive) coat, encrust
Conjugation
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Adjective

coirtigh m sg

  1. genitive singular masculine of coirteach (barky, cortical; encrusted, coated; furred, scaled)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coirtigh choirtigh gcoirtigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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