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 purple ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== corcardha corcrach ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== corcra f sg genitive singular of corcair === Mutation === === Further reading === Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corcair”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corcra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “corcra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “purple”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026