Conchúr
Appearance
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish Conchobar, from cú, con (“hound”) + cobar (“desiring”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠoˈxuːɾˠ/ ~ /kɾˠəˈxuːɾˠ/[1], /kɾˠoˈhuːɾˠ/[2]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈknˠoxuːɾˠ/[3], /ˈkunˠəxəɾˠ/[4]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠʌ̃xəɾˠ/[5], /ˈkɾˠʌhuɾˠ/[6], /ˈkɾˠohəɾˠ/ ~ /ˈkɾˠuhəɾˠ/[7]
Proper noun
[edit]Conchúr m (genitive Conchúir)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Connor
Declension
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Derived terms
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[edit]Mutation
[edit]radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Conchúr | Chonchúr | gConchúr |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 540, page 141
- ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 377, page 117; reprinted 1988
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 156
- ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 52
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
- ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 259
- ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish][1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 227, page 100
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Conchúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Conċaḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society