Conamara

Irish

Etymology

From Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”), ultimately from con (“hound”) (prefix form of n-stem cú) + mac (“son”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Galway) IPA^(key): (Aran) /kon̪ˠəˈmaɾˠə/, /konˠəˈmaɾˠə/^[2]; (Cois Fharraige) /ˌkun̪ˠəˈmaɾˠə/, [ˌkun̪ˠəˈmaːɾˠə]^[3]

Proper noun

Conamara m (genitive Chonamara)

Connemara (a mountainous district of western County Galway, Ireland)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *Conamara*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
Conamara	Chonamara	gConamara

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

^ Walsh, Paul (1940) “Connacht in the Book of Rights”, in Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 19, number 1/2, Galway Archaeological & Historical Society, pages 1–15
^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 206.6, page 101

[1] Walsh, Paul (1940) “Connacht in the Book of Rights”, in Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, volume 19, number 1/2, Galway Archaeological & Historical Society, pages 1–15

[2] Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157

[3] Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 206.6, page 101

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