contúirt

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuntabairt, from Old Irish cundubart (“doubt, uncertainty, danger”), from com- + dí- + fo- + bert.

Pronunciation

• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠuːɾˠtʲ/

Noun

contúirt f (genitive singular contúirte, nominative plural contúirtí or contúirteacha)

1. danger

   Synonym: dainséar

Declension

Declension of contúirt (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative contúirt contúirtí vocative a chontúirt a chontúirtí genitive contúirte contúirtí dative contúirt contúirtí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chontúirt na contúirtí genitive na contúirte na gcontúirtí dative leis an gcontúirt don chontúirt leis na contúirtí

• Alternative plural form: contúirteacha (Cois Fharraige)

Mutation

Mutated forms of contúirt

radical	lenition	eclipsis
contúirt	chontúirt	gcontúirt

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) “contúirt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Pedersen, Holger (1913) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 467