codlatach
Irish
Etymology
From codladh, codlata (“sleep”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
Adjective
codlatach (genitive singular masculine codlataigh, genitive singular feminine codlataí, plural codlatacha, comparative codlataí)
Declension
Declension of codlatach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | codlatach | chodlatach | codlatacha; chodlatacha² | |
Vocative | chodlataigh | codlatacha | ||
Genitive | codlataí | codlatacha | codlatach | |
Dative | codlatach; chodlatach¹ |
chodlatach; chodlataigh (archaic) |
codlatacha; chodlatacha² | |
Comparative | níos codlataí | |||
Superlative | is codlataí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Synonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
codlatach | chodlatach | gcodlatach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “codlatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN