codlatach

Irish

Etymology

From codladh, codlata (“sleep”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠət̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌl̪ˠət̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

codlatach (genitive singular masculine codlataigh, genitive singular feminine codlataí, plural codlatacha, comparative codlataí)

sleepy, drowsy
dormant

Declension

Declension of *codlatach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	codlatach	chodlatach	codlatacha; chodlatacha²
vocative	chodlataigh	chodlatach	codlatacha
genitive	chodlataigh	codlataí	codlatacha	codlatach
dative	codlatach; chodlatach¹	chodlatach; chodlataigh (archaic)	codlatacha; chodlatacha²
Comparative	níos codlataí
Superlative	is codlataí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Synonyms

(sleepy, drowsy): néalmhar, suanmhar
(dormant): suanach

Mutation

Mutated forms of *codlatach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
codlatach	chodlatach	gcodlatach

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

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “codlatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN