comhchiallach

Irish

Etymology

From comh- +‎ ciall + -ach.

Adjective

comhchiallach (genitive singular masculine comhchiallaigh, genitive singular feminine comhchiallaí, plural comhchiallacha, not comparable)

1. synonymous (le (“with”))

Declension

Declension of comhchiallach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	comhchiallach	chomhchiallach	comhchiallacha; chomhchiallacha²
Vocative	chomhchiallaigh		comhchiallacha
Genitive		comhchiallaí	comhchiallacha	comhchiallach
Dative	comhchiallach; chomhchiallach¹	chomhchiallach; chomhchiallaigh (archaic)	comhchiallacha; chomhchiallacha²
Comparative	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• comhchiallachas

Noun

comhchiallach m (genitive singular comhchiallaigh, nominative plural comhchiallaigh)

1. synonym

Declension

Declension of comhchiallach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative comhchiallach comhchiallaigh Vocative a chomhchiallaigh a chomhchiallacha Genitive comhchiallaigh comhchiallach Dative comhchiallach comhchiallaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an comhchiallach na comhchiallaigh Genitive an chomhchiallaigh na gcomhchiallach Dative leis an gcomhchiallach don chomhchiallach leis na comhchiallaigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhchiallach	chomhchiallach	gcomhchiallach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhchiallach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “comhchiallach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “comhchiallach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.