contráilte
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]contráilte
- wrong (incorrect; improper)
- an focal contráilte ― the wrong word
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | contráilte | chontráilte | contráilte; chontráilte2 | |
| vocative | chontráilte | contráilte | ||
| genitive | contráilte | contráilte | contráilte | |
| dative | contráilte; chontráilte1 |
chontráilte | contráilte; chontráilte2 | |
| Comparative | níos contráilte | |||
| Superlative | is contráilte | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| contráilte | chontráilte | gcontráilte |
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) “contráilte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “contráilte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 181
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “contráilte”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “contráilte”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024