cogarnach

Irish

Etymology

From cogar (“a whisper”).

Noun

cogarnach f (genitive singular cogarnaí)

  1. (act of) whispering (functions as a verbal noun)

Declension

Declension of cogarnach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cogarnach
vocative a chogarnach
genitive cogarnaí
dative cogarnach
cogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chogarnach
genitive na cogarnaí
dative leis an gcogarnach
leis an gcogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don chogarnach
don chogarnaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • cogarnach Shíneach (“Chinese whispers”)

Noun

cogarnach m (genitive singular cogarnaigh, nominative plural cogarnaigh)

  1. whisperer
  2. (by extension) conspirator
    Synonym: comhchealgaire

Declension

Declension of cogarnach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cogarnach cogarnaigh
vocative a chogarnaigh a chogarnacha
genitive cogarnaigh cogarnach
dative cogarnach cogarnaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cogarnach na cogarnaigh
genitive an chogarnaigh na gcogarnach
dative leis an gcogarnach
don chogarnach 		leis na cogarnaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of cogarnach
radical lenition eclipsis
cogarnach chogarnach gcogarnach

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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