i gcóngar

Irish

Alternative forms

• i gcomhgar, i gcómhgar (superseded)

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /əˈɡuːŋɡəɾˠ/

Preposition

i gcóngar (plus genitive or possessive determiner, triggers no mutation)

1. near, close to

Inflection

Inflection of i gcóngar

	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		i mo chóngar	i mo chóngarsa
	second		i do chóngar	i do chóngarsa
	third	m	ina chóngar	ina chóngarsan
		f	ina cóngar	ina cóngarsa
plural	first		inár gcóngar	inár gcóngarna
	second		in bhur gcóngar	in bhur gcóngarsa
	third		ina gcóngar	ina gcóngarsan

Synonyms

• in aice
• i bhfogas
• i ngar

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “i gcóngar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “i gcóngar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “i gcóngar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025