Congó

See also: congo and Congo

Irish

Etymology

After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”).

Proper noun

An Congó m (genitive an Chongó)

1. Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
2. Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
3. Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Declension

Declension of Congó (fourth declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Congó vocative a Chongó genitive Congó dative Congó forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Congó genitive an Chongó dative leis an gCongó don Chongó

Derived terms

• Congó na Beilge m (“the Belgian Congo”)
• Poblacht an Chongó f (“the Republic of the Congo”)
• Poblacht Dhaonlathach an Chongó f (“the Democratic Republic of the Congo”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Congó

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Congó	Chongó	gCongó

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

Further reading

• “Congo”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• “Chongó”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025