contráilte
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
contráilte
- wrong (incorrect; improper)
- an focal contráilte ― the wrong word
Declension[edit]
Declension of contráilte
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | contráilte | chontráilte | contráilte; chontráilte² | |
| Vocative | chontráilte | contráilte | ||
| Genitive | contráilte | contráilte | contráilte | |
| Dative | contráilte; chontráilte¹ |
chontráilte | contráilte; chontráilte² | |
| Comparative | níos contráilte | |||
| Superlative | is contráilte | |||
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 |
| contráilte | chontráilte | gcontráilte |
| 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) “contráilte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “contráilte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 181
- Entries containing “contráilte” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “contráilte” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.