cothú
Irish
Alternative forms
- cothughadh (superseded)
Pronunciation
Noun
cothú m (genitive singular cothaithe)
- verbal noun of cothaigh
- food, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cothú | chothú | gcothú |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 67
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cothú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 50