conairt
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Irish conairt, cúanairt, a derivative of cú (“dog, hound”).[2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʊn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʌn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/[3]
Noun[edit]
conairt f (genitive singular conairte, nominative plural conairteacha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of conairt
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
conairt | chonairt | gconairt |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ “conairt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cúana(i)rt, cona(i)rt”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 97
Further reading[edit]
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN