comhchoiteann
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]comhchoiteann (genitive singular masculine comhchoitinn, genitive singular feminine comhchoitinne, plural comhchoiteanna, comparative comhchoitinne)
- general
- Synonym: uilechoiteann
- collective, communal
- Synonym: páirteach
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | comhchoiteann | chomhchoiteann | comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna2 | |
| vocative | chomhchoitinn | comhchoiteanna | ||
| genitive | comhchoitinne | comhchoiteanna | comhchoiteann | |
| dative | comhchoiteann; chomhchoiteann1 |
chomhchoiteann; chomhchoitinn (archaic) |
comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna2 | |
| Comparative | níos comhchoitinne | |||
| Superlative | is comhchoitinne | |||
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| comhchoiteann | chomhchoiteann | gcomhchoiteann |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhchoiteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhchoiteann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “comhchoiteann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024