Conn

See also: conn and Conn.

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Conn.

Proper noun

Conn m (genitive Choinn)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish used in Ireland
  2. (historical) Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles), a semi-mythical medieval High King of Ireland

Derived terms

  • Cró Choinn (“Conn's fold”) (name for Ireland)
  • Connachta (“Connacht”) (one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Conn
radical lenition eclipsis
Conn Chonn gConn

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

Old Irish

Etymology

Related to Conall, from Proto-Celtic *Kunowalos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kon͈]

Proper noun

Conn m

  1. a male given name used in Ireland
  2. (historical) Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles), a semi-mythical medieval High King of Ireland

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Conn — —
vocative Cuinn — —
accusative ConnN — —
genitive CuinnL — —
dative ConnL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

  • Connachta (“Connacht”) (one of the four traditional provinces of Ireland)

Mutation

Mutation of Conn
radical lenition nasalization
Conn Chonn Conn
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

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