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corcair

corcair

Irish

Noun

corcair f (genitive singular corcra)

  1. (lichen producing) kind of purple dye

Declension

Derived terms

  • corcra (purple, adjective)

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

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