Conchobar

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Conchobar.

Proper noun

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Irish: Conchobhar, Conchúr
  • Manx: Conchoor
  • Scottish Gaelic: Conchobhar

Mutation

Mutation of Conchobar
radical lenition nasalization
Conchobar Chonchobar Conchobar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Old Irish

Etymology

con (“hound”) +‎ cobar (“desiring”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkonxoβar]

Proper noun

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative Conchobar — —
vocative Conchobair — —
accusative ConchobarN — —
genitive ConchobairL — —
dative ConchoburL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Mutation

Mutation of Conchobar
radical lenition nasalization
Conchobar Chonchobar Conchobar
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

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