Congó
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”).
Proper noun
[edit]An Congó m (genitive an Chongó)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
- Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- 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
[edit]Declension of Congó
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Congó | Chongó | gCongó |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||