colpach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From colpa +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔlˠəpˠa(x)/, /ˈkɔl̪ˠəpˠa(x)/

Adjective

colpach (genitive singular masculine colpaigh, genitive singular feminine colpaí, plural colpacha, comparative colpaí)

  1. large-calved; strong-legged

Declension

Declension of colpach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative colpach cholpach colpacha;
cholpacha2
vocative cholpaigh colpacha
genitive colpaí colpacha colpach
dative colpach;
cholpach1 		cholpach;
cholpaigh (archaic) 		colpacha;
cholpacha2
Comparative níos colpaí
Superlative is colpaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

colpach f (genitive singular colpaí, nominative plural colpacha)

  1. yearling heifer or bullock, stirk

Declension

Declension of colpach (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative colpach colpacha
vocative a cholpach a cholpacha
genitive colpaí colpach
dative colpach
colpaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		colpacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cholpach na colpacha
genitive na colpaí na gcolpach
dative leis an gcolpach
leis an gcolpaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don cholpach
don cholpaigh (archaic, dialectal) 		leis na colpacha

Alternative forms

Mutation

Mutated forms of colpach
radical lenition eclipsis
colpach cholpach gcolpach

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

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