comhlacht
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish cumlucht (“accomplices, companions”), from com- (modern comh-) + lucht (“people, class of persons, category”).
Pronunciation
Noun
comhlacht m (genitive singular comhlachta, nominative plural comhlachtaí)
- body (association, organization, institution)
- Synonyms: comhlachas, foras
- company, firm
Declension
Declension of comhlacht
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- bratchomhlacht (“umbrella body”)
- comhlacht drugaí (“drug company”)
- comhlacht stoic (“stock company”)
- fochomhlacht (“subsidiary company”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
comhlacht | chomhlacht | gcomhlacht |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comlucht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “complacht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Entries containing “comhlacht” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “comhlacht” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.