cabhrach
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkəuɾˠəx/
Etymology 1
cabhair + -ach; compare Middle Irish cobarthach.
Alternative forms
- cabharthach
Adjective
cabhrach (genitive singular masculine cabhraigh, genitive singular feminine cabhraí, plural cabhracha, comparative cabhraí)
Declension
Declension of cabhrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cabhrach | chabhrach | cabhracha; chabhracha² | |
| Vocative | chabhraigh | cabhracha | ||
| Genitive | cabhraí | cabhracha | cabhrach | |
| Dative | cabhrach; chabhrach¹ |
chabhrach; chabhraigh (archaic) |
cabhracha; chabhracha² | |
| Comparative | níos cabhraí | |||
| Superlative | is cabhraí | |||
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
- bean chabhrach (“midwife”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cabhrach | chabhrach | gcabhrach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cobarthach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “caḃrach” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 102.
- "cabhrach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cabhrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cabhrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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