coimhthiolán

Irish

Etymology

Alteration of comhthionól with metathesis and assimilation to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌfʲalˠanˠ/[1], /ˈkɨfʲəlˠanˠ/[2]

Noun

coimhthiolán m (genitive singular coimhthioláin, nominative plural coimhthioláin)

  1. Ulster form of comhthionól (assembly)

Declension

Declension of coimhthiolán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coimhthiolán coimhthioláin
vocative a choimhthioláin a choimhthiolána
genitive coimhthioláin coimhthiolán
dative coimhthiolán coimhthioláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an coimhthiolán na coimhthioláin
genitive an choimhthioláin na gcoimhthiolán
dative leis an gcoimhthiolán
don choimhthiolán
leis na coimhthioláin

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 442, page 142
  2. ^ Sommerfelt, Alf (1922) The Dialect of Torr, County Donegal, volume I: Phonology, Christiania [Oslo]: Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania, section 453.2, page 139