carthanas
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From carthain + -as. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic carthannas.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
carthanas m (genitive singular carthanais)
- charity (organization)
- Synonym of carthanacht
Declension[edit]
Declension of carthanas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
carthanas | charthanas | gcarthanas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “carṫannas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 120
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “carthanas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN