cosúlacht

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cosamhalacht, cosamhlachd, cosmhaileacht, cosmhalachd (obsolete)
  • cosmhalacht, cosamhlacht (superseded)[1]
  • cosúileas, cosúilt

Etymology

From Middle Irish cosmailecht.[2] By surface analysis, cosúil (“like, resembling”) +‎ -acht.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈsˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/[3]; /ˈkosˠvˠəl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/[4] (corresponding to the form cosmhalacht)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkosˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/[5], /ˈkɞsˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/[6]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔsˠulˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[7], /ˈkɔsˠ(ə)l̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/[8], (Tory Island) [ˈkɔsˠulˠaɾˠt̪ˠ], [ˈkɔsˠl̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ][9]

Noun

cosúlacht f (genitive singular cosúlachta, nominative plural cosúlachtaí)

  1. likeness; appearance, resemblance
    Synonym: cosúilt

Declension

Declension of cosúlacht (third declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cosúlacht cosúlachtaí
vocative a chosúlacht a chosúlachtaí
genitive cosúlachta cosúlachtaí
dative cosúlacht cosúlachtaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chosúlacht na cosúlachtaí
genitive na cosúlachta na gcosúlachtaí
dative leis an gcosúlacht
don chosúlacht 		leis na cosúlachtaí

Derived terms

  • ciorcal cosúlachta (“circle of similitude”)
  • de réir cosúlachta (“to all appearances”)
  • dea-chosúlacht (“good appearance”)
  • lárphointe cosúlachta (“centre of similitude”)
  • cosúlaigh (“liken”, transitive verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cosúlacht
radical lenition eclipsis
cosúlacht chosúlacht gcosúlacht

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. ^ “cosúlacht”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cosmailecht”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, note 1, page 135
  4. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 80, page 23; reprinted 1988
  5. ^ 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], section 138, page 59
  6. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 162
  7. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 34, page 17
  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
  9. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974) A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 260

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cosṁalaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 254; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cosúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “cosúlacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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