conairt
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish conairt, cúanairt, a derivative of cú (“dog, hound”).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʊn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʌn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/[3]
Noun
[edit]conairt f (genitive singular conairte, nominative plural conairteacha)
Declension
[edit]Declension of conairt
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
conairt | chonairt | gconairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- ^ “conairt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cúana(i)rt, cona(i)rt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN