comhchoiteann

Irish

Alternative forms

• comhchoitianta

Etymology

From comh- +‎ coiteann.

Adjective

comhchoiteann (genitive singular masculine comhchoitinn, genitive singular feminine comhchoitinne, plural comhchoiteanna, comparative comhchoitinne)

1. general

   Synonym: uilechoiteann

2. collective, communal

   Synonym: páirteach

Declension

Declension of comhchoiteann

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	comhchoiteann	chomhchoiteann	comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna²
Vocative	chomhchoitinn		comhchoiteanna
Genitive		comhchoitinne	comhchoiteanna	comhchoiteann
Dative	comhchoiteann; chomhchoiteann¹	chomhchoiteann; chomhchoitinn (archaic)	comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna²
Comparative	níos comhchoitinne
Superlative	is comhchoitinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhchoiteann	chomhchoiteann	gcomhchoiteann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhchoiteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhchoiteann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comhchoiteann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024