coláiste
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See also: colaiste
Irish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Irish coláisde, coláiste, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈlˠɑːʃtʲə]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkɔlˠɑːʃtʲə], [ˈkʊlˠɑːʃtʲə], [ˈklˠɑːʃtʲə]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkʌlˠæʃtʲə]
Noun
[edit]coláiste m or f (genitive singular coláiste, nominative plural coláistí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of coláiste
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative (feminine) declension
Declension of coláiste
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
[edit]- coláisteach (“collegiate”, adjective)
- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
- Gaelcholáiste m (“Irish-medium secondary school”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coláiste | choláiste | gcoláiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coláiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coláiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
[edit]- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coláiste”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coláiste”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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