Carghas

Irish

Alternative forms

• caraos, Caraos, cargas, Cargas, carghas, Corgas
• carghaos, Carghaos, carghus, Carghus, cargus, Cargus, corgas, Corgas, corghas, Corghas, corghus, Corghus, corgus, Corgus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kɑˈɾˠiːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾˠiːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɾˠəɡəsˠ/ (corresponding to the form Corgas)

Proper noun

Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

1. (Christianity) Lent

Declension

Declension of Carghas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Carghas Vocative a Charghais Genitive Carghais Dative Carghas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an Carghas Genitive an Charghais Dative leis an gCarghas don Charghas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Carghas	Charghas	gCarghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Carghas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Corgus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Carġaos”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 118
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Carghas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 54

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaɾa.əs̪/

Proper noun

Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

1. Lent

Usage notes

• Usually used with the definite article: an Carghas.

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Carghas	Charghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.