cófra

Irish

cófra

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cofre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Pronunciation

• (West Cork) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠhə/
• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːfˠɾˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːfˠɾˠə/

Noun

cófra m (genitive singular cófra, nominative plural cófraí)

1. chest (strong box)

Declension

Declension of cófra

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cófra cófraí Vocative a chófra a chófraí Genitive cófra cófraí Dative cófra cófraí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cófra na cófraí Genitive an chófra na gcófraí Dative leis an gcófra don chófra leis na cófraí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cófra	chófra	gcófra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• “cófra”, in Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors, eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, 2019
• “cófra” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
• "cófra" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.