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coronach

/kɒɹənək/

coronach noun: a dirge or lamentation.

Noun

coronach (plural coronachs)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, historical) A dirge or lamentation.
    • The village maids and matrons round / The dismal coronach resound.1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 3.XV
    • [A] hired mourner, the Irish "Keener" at the conclamatio or coronach, where the Hullabaloo, Hulululu or Ululoo showed the survivors' sorrow.1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXX, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 311 footnote
    Synonyms:
    ullaloo

Synonyms of coronach

Forms of coronach

pluralcoronachs
alternative formcoranach
alternative formcoranich
alternative formcorrinoch
alternative formcorronach
alternative formcronach

Origin of coronach

From Scottish Gaelic corranach and Irish corānach.

Questions about coronach

What does coronach mean?
Coronach means a dirge or lamentation.
What part of speech is coronach?
Coronach is a noun.
How do you pronounce coronach?
Coronach is pronounced /kɒɹənək/.
What is the plural of coronach?
The plural of coronach is coronachs.

Words near coronach in the dictionary

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  3. corona-wise
  4. coronababies
  5. coronababy
  6. coronach
  7. coronachs
  8. coronacoaster
  9. coronacoasters
  10. coronad
  11. coronadite

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