Connachta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Connachta, from Conn +‎ -achta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠə/

Proper noun

Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)

1. Connacht (province of Ireland)

   Synonym: Cúige Chonnacht

2. inhabitants of Connacht
3. descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)

Usage notes

• In contrast to Mumhain (“Munster”), which, unusually for a proper noun, is always left unlenited in the genitive in the phrase Cúige Mumhan (“Province of Munster”), Connachta is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).

Derived terms

• Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Connachta

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Connachta	Chonnachta	gConnachta

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Connachta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Connachta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

Old Irish

Etymology

Conn +‎ -achta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkon͈axta]

Proper noun

Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)

1. (plural only) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
2. inhabitants of Connacht
3. descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	—	—	ConnachtaH
vocative	—	—	ConnachtaH
accusative	—	—	ConnachtaH
genitive	—	—	ConnachtN
dative	—	—	Connachtaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• Connachtach (“Connachtman”)

Descendants

• Irish: Connachta
• → Middle Welsh: Konacht

Mutation

Mutation of Connachta

radical	lenition	nasalization
Connachta	Chonnachta	Connachta pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Connachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language