comharthaí
Irish
Etymology 1
From comhartha + -aí (agent noun suffix).
Noun
comharthaí m (genitive singular comharthaí, nominative plural comharthaithe)
- sign-giver, forecaster
Declension
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
comharthaí m pl (genitive comharthaí)
- plural of comhartha
- bearings
- identifying marks, description, appearance
- Synonyms: comharthaí aithne, comharthaí sóirt
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
comharthaí
- inflection of comharthach (“marked, emblematic(al); significative”):
- genitive singular feminine
- comparative degree
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| comharthaí | chomharthaí | gcomharthaí |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comharthaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “comharthaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comharthaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN