Coronach

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ’rÉ™nÉ™k/, /kÉ’rÉ™nÉ™x/

Alternative forms

• coranach
• coranich
• corrinoch
• corronach
• cronach

Origin

From Scottish Gaelic corranach and Irish corānach.

Full definition of coronach

Noun

1. (historical) (Scotland, Ireland) dirge, lamentation

Usage notes

Used for funeral songs in Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland.