Conchúr

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Conchobar, from cú, con (“hound”) + cobar (“desiring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɾˠoˈxuːɾˠ/ ~ /kɾˠəˈxuːɾˠ/[1], /kɾˠoˈhuːɾˠ/[2]
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈknˠoxuːɾˠ/[3], /ˈkunˠəxəɾˠ/[4]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɾˠʌ̃xəɾˠ/[5], /ˈkɾˠʌhuɾˠ/[6], /ˈkɾˠohəɾˠ/ ~ /ˈkɾˠuhəɾˠ/[7]

Proper noun

Conchúr m (genitive Conchúir)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Connor

Declension

Declension of Conchúr (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Conchúr
vocative a Chonchúir
genitive Conchúir
dative Conchúr
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Conchúr
genitive an Chonchúir
dative leis an gConchúr
don Chonchúr

Derived terms

  • Ó Conchúir

Descendants

  • → English: Conor, Connor

Mutation

Mutated forms of Conchúr
radical lenition eclipsis
Conchúr Chonchúr gConchúr

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. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 540, page 141
  2. ^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 377, page 117; reprinted 1988
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 156
  4. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 52
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
  6. ^ 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 259
  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 227, page 100

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