comharthaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From comhartha +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

comharthaí m (genitive singular comharthaí, nominative plural comharthaithe)

1. sign-giver, forecaster

Declension

Declension of comharthaí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative comharthaí comharthaithe vocative a chomharthaí a chomharthaithe genitive comharthaí comharthaithe dative comharthaí comharthaithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an comharthaí na comharthaithe genitive an chomharthaí na gcomharthaithe dative leis an gcomharthaí don chomharthaí leis na comharthaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

comharthaí m pl (genitive comharthaí)

1. plural of comhartha
2. bearings
3. identifying marks, description, appearance

   Synonyms: comharthaí aithne, comharthaí sóirt

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

comharthaí

1. inflection of comharthach (“marked, emblematic(al); significative”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of comharthaí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
comharthaí	chomharthaí	gcomharthaí

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

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comharthaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comharthaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

References

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