cogarnach

Irish

Etymology

From cogar (“a whisper”).

Noun

cogarnach f (genitive singular cogarnaí)

1. (act of) whispering (functions as a verbal noun)

Declension

Declension of cogarnach (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative cogarnach vocative a chogarnach genitive cogarnaí dative cogarnach cogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal) forms with the definite article case singular nominative an chogarnach genitive na cogarnaí dative leis an gcogarnach leis an gcogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don chogarnach don chogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Alternative forms

• cogarnaíl (Cois Fharraige)

Derived terms

• cogarnach Shíneach (“Chinese whispers”)

Noun

cogarnach m (genitive singular cogarnaigh, nominative plural cogarnaigh)

1. whisperer
2. (by extension) conspirator

   Synonym: comhchealgaire

Declension

Declension of cogarnach (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cogarnach cogarnaigh vocative a chogarnaigh a chogarnacha genitive cogarnaigh cogarnach dative cogarnach cogarnaigh forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cogarnach na cogarnaigh genitive an chogarnaigh na gcogarnach dative leis an gcogarnach don chogarnach leis na cogarnaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of cogarnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cogarnach	chogarnach	gcogarnach

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cogarnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cogarnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025