comhairle

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkũːɾˠl̠ʲɪ/, /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲɪ/[2]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾʲlʲə/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲə/[4]

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, nominative plural comhairlí or comhairleacha)

  1. (piece of) advice, counsel; direction, influence
  2. council

Declension

Declension of comhairle (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative comhairle comhairlí
vocative a chomhairle a chomhairlí
genitive comhairle comhairlí
dative comhairle comhairlí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chomhairle na comhairlí
genitive na comhairle na gcomhairlí
dative leis an gcomhairle
don chomhairle 		leis na comhairlí
  • Alternative plural: comhairleacha

Derived terms

  • ardchomhairle (“supreme council”)
  • comhairleach (“advisory, consultative”, adjective)
  • comhairleoir (“adviser, counsellor; councillor”)
  • comhairligh (“advise, counsel; decide, resolve”, verb)
  • dea-chomhairle (“good counsel”)
  • dochomhairleach
  • sochomhairleach

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhairle
radical lenition eclipsis
comhairle chomhairle gcomhairle

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), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 169, page 86
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 168
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 226, page 83

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈkʰõ.ərˠl(ə)/[2]
  • (Uist) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃.ərˠʎə/[3], [ˈkʰɔ̃ˑ.ərˠʎə][4]
  • (Barra) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɔ̝̃ˑ.ər̥ˠʎʌ][5]

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, plural comhairlean)

  1. advice
  2. council

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of comhairle
radical lenition
comhairle chomhairle

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
  4. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  5. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

Further reading

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “comhairle”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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