corcra

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish corcra, attributive genitive of corcair (“purple”); akin to Latin purpura (compare Welsh porffor), from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

Adjective

corcra

  1. purple
Declension
Declension of corcra
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative corcra chorcra corcra;
chorcra2
vocative chorcra corcra
genitive corcra corcra corcra
dative corcra;
chorcra1 		chorcra corcra;
chorcra2
Comparative níos corcra
Superlative is corcra

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

Alternative forms
  • corcardha
  • corcrach
Derived terms
  • an galar corcra (“purpura”)
  • corcra dorcha, dúchorcra (“aubergine”) (colour)
  • corcraigh (“purple; crimson, bloody”, verb)
  • croí corcra (“purple heart”)
  • scothchorcra (“purplish”, adjective)

See also

Colors in Irish · dathanna (layout · text)
     bán      liath      dubh
             dearg; corcairdhearg              oráiste, flannbhuí; donn              buí; bánbhuí
             líoma-ghlas, glas líoma              glas, uaine              dath an mhiontais
             cian              gormghlas, spéirghorm              gorm
             corcairghorm; indeagó              maigeanta; corcra              bándearg

Etymology 2

Noun

corcra f sg

  1. genitive singular of corcair

Mutation

Mutated forms of corcra
radical lenition eclipsis
corcra chorcra gcorcra

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

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