contúirt

Irish

Alternative forms

  • conntabhairt, conntúirt, contabhairt (superseded)
  • cunntabhairt, cuntabhairt, cúntúirt (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuntabairt, from Old Irish cundubart (“doubt, uncertainty, danger”),[2] from com- + dí- + fo- + bert.[3]

Pronunciation

  • (Waterford) IPA(key): /kaun̪ˠˈt̪ˠuːɾʲtʲ/[4]
  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /kuːn̪ˠˈt̪ˠuːɾˠtʲ/[5]
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠuːɾˠtʲ/[6]
  • (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈkun̪ˠt̪ˠuːɾˠtʲ/[7]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠt̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/[8], /ˈkʌn̪ˠt̪ˠuɾˠtʲ/

Noun

contúirt f (genitive singular contúirte, nominative plural contúirtí or contúirteacha)

  1. danger

Declension

Declension of contúirt (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative contúirt contúirtí
vocative a chontúirt a chontúirtí
genitive contúirte contúirtí
dative contúirt contúirtí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chontúirt na contúirtí
genitive na contúirte na gcontúirtí
dative leis an gcontúirt
don chontúirt 		leis na contúirtí

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • contúirteach (“dangerous”, adjective)
  • i gcontúrit (“in danger”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of contúirt
radical lenition eclipsis
contúirt chontúirt gcontúirt

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

References

References
  1. ^ “contúirt”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuntabart”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Pedersen, Holger (1913) Vergleichende Grammatik der keltischen Sprachen [Comparative Grammar of the Celtic Languages] (in German), volume II, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 467
  4. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 111, page 23
  5. ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 41, page 45
  6. ^ 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
  7. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 459, page 126
  8. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 247

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