coiteann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish coitchenn (whence also Manx cadjin and Scottish Gaelic coitcheann), from Proto-Celtic *kom-teges-nos.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

coiteann (genitive singular masculine coitinn, genitive singular feminine coitinne, plural coiteanna, comparative coitinne)

  1. common, (general, non-specific)
  2. common (belonging to more than one)
    Synonym: comh-
  3. demotic
  4. popular (of the people)

Declension

Declension of coiteann
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative coiteann choiteann coiteanna;
choiteanna2
vocative choitinn coiteanna
genitive coitinne coiteanna coiteann
dative coiteann;
choiteann1 		choiteann;
choitinn (archaic) 		coiteanna;
choiteanna2
Comparative níos coitinne
Superlative is coitinne

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Noun

coiteann m (genitive singular coitinn)

  1. commonalty
  2. (religion) community
    Synonyms: comhluadar, comhthionól, cuallacht, ord
  3. common (of land)

Declension

Declension of coiteann (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative coiteann
vocative a choitinn
genitive coitinn
dative coiteann
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an coiteann
genitive an choitinn
dative leis an gcoiteann
don choiteann

Mutation

Mutated forms of coiteann
radical lenition eclipsis
coiteann choiteann gcoiteann

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

References

  1. ^ Vendryes, Joseph (1987) Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien [Etymological lexicon of Old Irish] (in French), volume C, Dublin, Paris: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  2. ^ O’Rahilly, T. F. (1942) “Notes, Mainly Etymological”, in Ériu, volume 13, page 158

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