contae
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counté, from Latin comitātus, from comes (“count”). Akin to English county.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Aran" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkuːndeː/[1] (corresponding to the form condae)
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠd̪ˠai/[2] (corresponding to the form condae)
Noun
contae m (genitive singular contae, nominative plural contaetha)
Declension
Declension of contae
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- baile contae, príomhbhaile contae (“county town”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
contae | chontae | gcontae |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 166
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “contae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “contae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN