compord

Irish

Alternative forms

• compóirt f (Cois Fharraige)
• compórd m (superseded)
• compordacht f

Etymology

Borrowed from English comfort, from Old French confort.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /kaumˠˈpˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːmˠpˠoːɾˠtʲ/ (corresponding to the form compóirt)

Noun

compord m (genitive singular compoird)

1. comfort (contentment, ease)

Declension

Declension of compord (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative compord vocative a chompoird genitive compoird dative compord forms with the definite article case singular nominative an compord genitive an chompoird dative leis an gcompord don chompord

Derived terms

• compordach
• míchompord

Mutation

Mutated forms of compord

radical	lenition	eclipsis
compord	chompord	gcompord

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “compórd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “compórd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 178
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “compord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “compord”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “compord”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024