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corcra

corcra

Irish

Alternative forms

  • corcardha
  • corcrach

Adjective

corcra

  1. purple
Derived terms
  • corcraigh (purple; crimson, bloody, verb)
  • scothchorcra (purplish)

Etymology 2

Noun

corcra f

  1. genitive singular of corcair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
corcra chorcra gcorcra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • "corcra" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • corcair” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • corcra” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.