coimpléasc

See also: coimpléacs

Irish

Alternative forms

• coimpléas
• coimpléasg, coimpleusg, coimplex (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier coimplex, from Latin complexiō. Doublet of coimpléacs.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmˠpˠlˠasˠk/

Noun

coimpléasc m (genitive singular coimpléisc, nominative plural coimpléisc)

1. physical constitution
2. (biology, chemistry, psychology, geology) complex

Declension

Declension of coimpléasc (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative coimpléasc coimpléisc vocative a choimpléasc a choimpléisc genitive coimpléasc coimpléisc dative coimpléasc coimpléisc forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an coimpléasc na coimpléisc genitive an choimpléasc na gcoimpléisc dative leis an gcoimpléasc don choimpléasc leis na coimpléisc

Derived terms

• coimpléascach (“of strong constitution; large of girth; complex”, adjective)
• coimpléasc ísleachta (“inferiority complex”)
• coimpléasc géarleanúna (“persecution complex”)
• coimpléasc uaisleachta (“superiority complex”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coimpléasc

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coimpléasc	choimpléasc	gcoimpléasc

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

Further reading

• “coimpléasc”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coimplex”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coimplex”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 164
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimpléasc”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coimpléasc”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “coimpléasc”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024