Connachtach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Connachtach, from Connachta (“Connacht”) + -ach.
Adjective
Connachtach (genitive singular masculine Connachtaigh, genitive singular feminine Connachtaí, plural Connachtacha, not comparable)
- Connacht (attributive)
Declension
Declension of Connachtach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | Connachtach | Chonnachtach | Connachtacha; Chonnachtacha² | |
| Vocative | Chonnachtaigh | Connachtacha | ||
| Genitive | Connachtaí | Connachtacha | Connachtach | |
| Dative | Connachtach; Chonnachtach¹ |
Chonnachtach; Chonnachtaigh (archaic) |
Connachtacha; Chonnachtacha² | |
| Comparative | níos Connachtaí | |||
| Superlative | is Connachtaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
Connachtach m (genitive singular Connachtaigh, nominative plural Connachtaigh)
Declension
Declension of Connachtach
First declension
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Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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See also
- Muimhneach m (“Munsterman, Munsterwoman”)
- Ultach m (“Ulsterman, Ulsterwoman”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Connachtach | Chonnachtach | gConnachtach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "Connachtach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Connachtach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “Connachtach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Connachtach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Inflection
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | |||
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| Genitive | |||
| Dative | |||
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Related terms
- Muimnech
- Ultach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Connachtach | Chonnachtach | Connachtach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “Connachtach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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