coisreacan

Irish

Alternative forms

• (as verbal noun): coisreacadh

Etymology

From coisric (“consecrate”) +‎ -an.

Noun

coisreacan m (genitive singular coisreacain, nominative plural coisreacain)

1. verbal noun of coisric
2. consecration

   talamh gan choisreacan ― unconsecrated ground

3. blessing

Declension

Declension of coisreacan (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative coisreacan coisreacain vocative a choisreacain a choisreacana genitive coisreacain coisreacan dative coisreacan coisreacain forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an coisreacan na coisreacain genitive an choisreacain na gcoisreacan dative leis an gcoisreacan don choisreacan leis na coisreacain

Derived terms

• uisce conseacrain (“holy water”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coisreacan

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coisreacan	goisreacan	nghoisreacan	choisreacan

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

Further reading

• “coisreacan”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024