comrádaí

Irish

Alternative forms

  • comráda
  • comrádaidh, comrádaidhe, comrádaighe, comráduidhe, comráduighe (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French camarade, from Spanish camarada or Italian camerata, from Medieval Latin *camarata, from Latin camera (“a chamber”) + +‎ -aí.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /kumˠˈɾˠɑːd̪ˠiː/[1]; /ˈkomˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠə/ (corresponding to the form comráda)[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠʌmˠɾˠɑːd̪ˠi/[3]

Noun

comrádaí m (genitive singular comrádaí, nominative plural comrádaithe)

  1. comrade (mate, companion; fellow socialist or communist; title used in leftist circles)
  2. pal, mate

Declension

Declension of comrádaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative comrádaí comrádaithe
vocative a chomrádaí a chomrádaithe
genitive comrádaí comrádaithe
dative comrádaí comrádaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an comrádaí na comrádaithe
genitive an chomrádaí na gcomrádaithe
dative leis an gcomrádaí
don chomrádaí 		leis na comrádaithe

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of comrádaí
radical lenition eclipsis
comrádaí chomrádaí gcomrádaí

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

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 321
  2. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157
  3. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 455, page 169; reprinted 1979

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