comhlach
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
comhlach (genitive singular masculine comhlaigh, genitive singular feminine comhlaí, plural comhlacha, not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of comhlach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | comhlach | chomhlach | comhlacha; chomhlacha² | |
| Vocative | chomhlaigh | comhlacha | ||
| Genitive | comhlaí | comhlacha | comhlach | |
| Dative | comhlach; chomhlach¹ |
chomhlach; chomhlaigh (archaic) |
comhlacha; chomhlacha² | |
| Comparative | (not comparable) | |||
| Superlative | (not comparable) | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| comhlach | chomhlach | gcomhlach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhlach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “comhlach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “comhlach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.