cogadh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cocad (“war, conflict; act of waging war”). By surface analysis, cog +‎ -adh, but historically the verb is a back-formation from the noun.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡu/

Noun

cogadh m (genitive singular cogaidh, nominative plural cogaí or cogaíocha)

1. war, warfare

   Ní buan cogadh na gcarad.

   A quarrel between friends is soon healed. (proverb)

2. verbal noun of cog

Declension

Declension of cogadh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cogadh cogaí Vocative a chogaidh a chogaí Genitive cogaidh cogaí Dative cogadh cogaí

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cogadh na cogaí Genitive an chogaidh na gcogaí Dative leis an gcogadh don chogadh leis na cogaí

• Alternative plurals: cogtha (archaic); cogaíocha (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• cogadh aicmeach (“class war”)
• cogadh cathartha (“civil war”)
• cogaíoch (“belligerent”, adjective)
• cogaíocht f (“warfare”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəɡ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəvˠ/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡu/

Verb

cogadh

1. past indicative autonomous of cog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəx/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkɔɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkɔɡəx/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkɔɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkɔɡuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkʌɡətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkʌɡu/

Verb

cogadh

1. inflection of cog:
   1. past subjunctive analytic
   2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cogadh	chogadh	gcogadh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cocad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cogadh”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 158
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cogadh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cogadh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cocad (“war, conflict; act of waging war”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰokəɣ/

Noun

cogadh m (genitive singular cogaidh, plural cogaidhean)

1. verbal noun of cog
2. war, fighting, warfare

Derived terms

• Cogadh a’ Cheusair (“First World War”)
• Cogadh na Croise (“Crusade”)
• cogadh nan trainnsichean (“trench warfare”)
• cogadh-choilleach (“cock-fighting”)
• luingeas chogaidh (“warship”)
• prìosanach-chogaidh (“prisoner of war”)

 

Mutation

Mutation of cogadh

radical	lenition
cogadh	chogadh

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

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “cogadh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cocad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language