corrach

English

Noun

corrach (plural corrachs)

  1. Alternative form of currach (“light, rowed Irish boat”).
    • 1862, University Magazine: A Literary and Philosophic Review, page 68:
      The corrachs, as may be supposed, drew but few feet of water.
    • 1891, Mary Banim, Here and There Through Ireland, part 1, page 116:
      […] the corrachs are so light, and the western fishermen are so skilful in their management, that accidents are almost unknown, and if a boatman but says it is safe to venture out with him, there is no danger whatever [...]
    • 1892, The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, volume 119, page 486:
      So, happy at heart, he stepped into the corrach, that floated lightly on its own light shadow under the edge of the island, and he rowed it over the Dark Lake […] but the man who sat in the corrach watched for the light […]
    • 1903, Country Life Illustrated, volume 13, page 544:
      The earliest boat, so they say in Ireland, was a raft. After that came the corrach. The pattern of the corrach drifted across to the adjacent island, where in debased form it became the coracle, which is used on the upper reaches of the Severn and elsewhere even unto this day. So also the corrach of ...
    • 1920, Katharine Tynan, Denys the Dreamer, page 247:
      ... as the corrach pulled near the shore.

Irish

Etymology 1

    From Old Irish cuirrech,[1] currach m (“marsh, fen”). Likely related to Welsh cors (“reeds, bog, marsh”); see there for details.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    corrach m (genitive singular corraigh, nominative plural corraigh)

    1. (geography) wet bog, marsh
    Declension
    Declension of corrach (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative corrach corraigh
    vocative a chorraigh a chorracha
    genitive corraigh corrach
    dative corrach corraigh
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an corrach na corraigh
    genitive an chorraigh na gcorrach
    dative leis an gcorrach
    don chorrach     		leis na corraigh
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Middle Irish corrach.[4] By surface analysis, corr +‎ -ach.

      Pronunciation

      Adjective

      corrach (genitive singular masculine corraigh, genitive singular feminine corraí, plural corracha, comparative corraí)

      1. uneven, unsteady; uneasy, unsettled
      2. projecting; angular, pointed
      Declension
      Declension of corrach
      Positive singular plural
      masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
      nominative corrach chorrach corracha;
      chorracha2
      vocative chorraigh corracha
      genitive corraí corracha corrach
      dative corrach;
      chorrach1       		chorrach;
      chorraigh (archaic)       		corracha;
      chorracha2
      Comparative níos corraí
      Superlative is corraí

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

      Synonyms
      • (insecure): neamhdhaingean
      • (erratic): taomach

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of corrach
      radical lenition eclipsis
      corrach chorrach gcorrach

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

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuirrech”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      2. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 217, page 105
      3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 267, page 95
      4. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
      5. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 158

      Further reading

      Middle Irish

      Etymology

      From corr (“sharp, protruding point”) +‎ -ach. See modern corr. .

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkorəx/, /ˈkorax/

      Adjective

      corrach

      1. rough, uneven (of places, mountains, roads, etc.)
      2. moving, rough, restless (of water, particularly the sea)

      Mutation

      Mutation of corrach
      radical lenition nasalization
      corrach chorrach corrach
      pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

      Further reading

      Scottish Gaelic

      Etymology

      From Middle Irish corrach.[1] By surface analysis, còrr +‎ -ach.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔrˠəx/

      Adjective

      corrach

      1. steep, precipitous
        Synonym: cas
      2. uneven
      3. shaky, precarious, unstable, unsteady

      Mutation

      Mutation of corrach
      radical lenition
      corrach chorrach

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

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corrach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Welsh

      Etymology

      From cor +‎ -ach.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkɔraχ/

      Noun

      corrach m (plural corachod or corachiaid, diminutive corechyn)

      1. dwarf, pygmy
        Synonym: cor
      2. gnome
        Synonyms: dynan, pwca

      Derived terms

      • corachaidd (“dwarfish, gnome-like”)
      • corachedd (“dwarfishness”)

      Mutation

      Mutated forms of corrach
      radical soft nasal aspirate
      corrach gorrach nghorrach chorrach

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

      References

      • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “dwarf”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[1], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
      • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “corrach”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
      • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “corrach”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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