cúntach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • congantach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cúnamh (“aid, assistance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠax], [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠah]

Adjective

cúntach (genitive singular masculine cúntaigh, genitive singular feminine cúntaí, plural cúntacha, comparative cúntaí)

  1. helpful
  2. auxiliary

Declension

Declension of cúntach
Positive singular plural
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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúntach
radical lenition eclipsis
cúntach chúntach gcúntach

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

Further reading

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