cóngarach
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish comgarach (“near, convenient”), from comgar (“proximity, nearness”). Synchronically cóngar + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cóngarach (genitive singular masculine cóngaraigh, genitive singular feminine cóngaraí, plural cóngaracha, comparative cóngaraí)
Declension
Declension of cóngarach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cóngarach | chóngarach | cóngaracha; chóngaracha² | |
Vocative | chóngaraigh | cóngaracha | ||
Genitive | cóngaraí | cóngaracha | cóngarach | |
Dative | cóngarach; chóngarach¹ |
chóngarach; chóngaraigh (archaic) |
cóngaracha; chóngaracha² | |
Comparative | níos cóngaraí | |||
Superlative | is cóngaraí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cóngarach | chóngarach | gcóngarach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |