cóngar

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish comgar (“(equally) near, proximity”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːŋɡəɾˠ/

Noun

cóngar m (genitive singular cóngair)

  1. shortcut
    Synonyms: aicearra, bealach aic
  2. proximity, vicinity

Declension

Declension of cóngar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cóngar
vocative a chóngair
genitive cóngair
dative cóngar
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cóngar
genitive an chóngair
dative leis an gcóngar
don chóngar

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cóngar
radical lenition eclipsis
cóngar chóngar gcóngar

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comgar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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