cuarach

Irish

Etymology

From cuar (“curve”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuəɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuəɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

cuarach (genitive singular masculine cuaraigh, genitive singular feminine cuaraí, plural cuaracha, comparative cuaraí)

1. curved

   Synonyms: cuar, cuartha, lúbtha

Declension

Declension of cuarach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	cuarach	chuarach	cuaracha; chuaracha2
vocative	chuaraigh		cuaracha
genitive		cuaraí	cuaracha	cuarach
dative	cuarach; chuarach1	chuarach; chuaraigh (archaic)	cuaracha; chuaracha2
Comparative	níos cuaraí
Superlative	is cuaraí

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuarach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuarach	chuarach	gcuarach

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “cuarach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cuarach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025