Corcaigh

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Corcaigh f (genitive Corcaí)

1. Cork (a city in County Cork, Ireland)
2. Cork (a county of Ireland)

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• Corcaíoch (“Corkonian”)

Related terms

• Corcach Mór Mumhan

Mutation

Mutated forms of Corcaigh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Corcaigh	Chorcaigh	gCorcaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Corcaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Corcaigh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Corcaigh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025