cúntach
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cúnamh (“aid, assistance”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cúntach (genitive singular masculine cúntaigh, genitive singular feminine cúntaí, plural cúntacha, comparative cúntaí)
Declension
[edit]Declension of cúntach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúntach | chúntach | cúntacha; chúntacha² | |
| Vocative | chúntaigh | cúntacha | ||
| Genitive | cúntaí | cúntacha | cúntach | |
| Dative | cúntach; chúntach¹ |
chúntach; chúntaigh (archaic) |
cúntacha; chúntacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cúntaí | |||
| Superlative | is cúntaí | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúntach | chúntach | gcúntach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúntach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cúntach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cúntach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024