Conamara
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Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”), ultimately from con (“hound”) (prefix form of n-stem cú) + mac (“son”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˌkʊn̪ˠəˈmaɾˠə/
Proper noun
[edit]Conamara m (genitive Chonamara)
Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Conamara | Chonamara | gConamara |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Walsh, Paul (1940). "Connacht in the Book of Rights". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. Galway Archaeological & Historical Society. XIX, Nos. i & ii, 19 (1/2): 1–15
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 206 (p. 101)