cuideachta

Irish

Alternative forms

cuideachtanas, cuileachta

Etymology

From Old Irish cuitechta (“company, accompaniment”), from con- + techt.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): (Kerry) /kɪˈdʲaxt̪ˠə/^[2], /ˈclʲaxt̪ˠə/ (as if spelled cleachta)^[3]; (Waterford) /ˈkilʲəxt̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form cuileachta)^[4]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkidʲəxt̪ˠə/^[5]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊdʲa(x)t̪ˠə/^[6], /ˈkʌdʲa(x)t̪ˠə/^[7], /ˈkɨdʲaxt̪ˠə/^[8]

Noun

cuideachta f (genitive singular cuideachta or cuideachtan, nominative plural cuideachtaí or cuideachtana)

company (group of individuals with a common purpose; social visitors)
companionship, company
Is fearr uaigneas maith ná droch-chuideachta. (proverb)
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
(commerce, law) company (corporation or other business)
amusement

Declension

Declension of cuideachta (fourth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	cuideachta	cuideachtaí
vocative	a chuideachta	a chuideachtaí
genitive	cuideachta	cuideachtaí
dative	cuideachta	cuideachtaí

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an chuideachta	na cuideachtaí
genitive	na cuideachta	na gcuideachtaí
dative	leis an gcuideachta don chuideachta	leis na cuideachtaí

Alternative declension:

Declension of cuideachta (fifth declension)

bare forms
case	singular	plural
nominative	cuideachta	cuideachtana
vocative	a chuideachta	a chuideachtana
genitive	cuideachtan	cuideachtana
dative	cuideachta cuideachtain (archaic, dialectal)	cuideachtana

forms with the definite article
case	singular	plural
nominative	an chuideachta	na cuideachtana
genitive	na cuideachtan	na gcuideachtana
dative	leis an gcuideachta leis an gcuideachtain (archaic, dialectal) don chuideachta don chuideachtain (archaic, dialectal)	leis na cuideachtana

Derived terms

bunú cuideachta, maoiniú cuideachta (“flotation”)
cuideachta a dhéanamh do (“entertain, occupy”, verb)
cuideachta airgeadais (“finance company”)
cuideachta árachais (“insurance company”)
cuideachta bhainistíochta (“management company”)
cuideachta chaoch (“shell company”)
cuideachta chomhlachaithe (“associated company”)
cuideachta fóntais (“utility company”)
cuideachta phoiblí (“public company”)
cuideachta phríobháideach (“private company”)
cuideachta sealbhaíochta (“holding company”)
cuideachta stoic (“stock company”)
cuideachta theoranta (“limited company”)
cuideachtaigh (“bring together, associate”, transitive verb)
cuideachtúil (“companionable, sociable”, adjective)
i gcuideachta (“alongside, along with”)
rúnaí cuideachta (“company secretary”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cuideachta*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuideachta	chuideachta	gcuideachta

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

References

^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuitechta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 266, page 134
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 381, page 362
^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 362 note, page 77
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 89 (j), page 36
^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 39, page 17
^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast
^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast