comhairle
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, nominative plural comhairlí or comhairleacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of comhairle
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: comhairleacha
Derived terms[edit]
- ardchomhairle (“supreme council”)
- comhairleach (“advisory, consultative”, adjective)
- comhairleoir (“adviser, counsellor; councillor”)
- comhairligh (“advise, counsel; decide, resolve”, verb)
- dea-chomhairle (“good counsel”)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| comhairle | chomhairle | gcomhairle |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 86
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhairle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “comhairle” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “comhairle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, plural comhairlean)
Derived terms[edit]
- comhairle-riaghlaidh (“junta”)
- comhairlich (“advise”, verb)
- comhairliche (“councillor”)
- neach-comhairle (“counselor”)
- tairg comhairle do (“advise”, verb)
- thoir comhairle do/air (“advise”, verb)
Mutation[edit]
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| comhairle | chomhairle |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References[edit]
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading[edit]
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- Irish nouns
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