cóngarach
Irish
Alternative forms
- comhgarach, cómhgarach (superseded)
Etymology
From Old Irish comgarach (“near, convenient”), from comgar (“proximity, nearness”). Synchronically cóngar + -ach.
Adjective
cóngarach (genitive singular masculine cóngaraigh, genitive singular feminine cóngaraí, plural cóngaracha, comparative cóngaraí)
Declension
Declension of cóngarach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cóngarach | chóngarach | cóngaracha; chóngaracha² | |
| Vocative | chóngaraigh | cóngaracha | ||
| Genitive | cóngaraí | cóngaracha | cóngarach | |
| Dative | cóngarach; chóngarach¹ |
chóngarach; chóngaraigh (archaic) |
cóngaracha; chóngaracha² | |
| Comparative | níos cóngaraí | |||
| Superlative | is cóngaraí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cóngarach | chóngarach | gcóngarach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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