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)

1. sleepy, drowsy
2. dormant

Declension

Declension of codlatach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	codlatach	chodlatach	codlatacha; chodlatacha2
vocative	chodlataigh		codlatacha
genitive		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