comhlach

Irish

Etymology

From comhla +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkoːl̪ˠəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkõːlˠa(x)/

Adjective

comhlach (genitive singular masculine comhlaigh, genitive singular feminine comhlaí, plural comhlacha, not comparable)

  1. (medicine, biology) valvular

Declension

Declension of comhlach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative comhlach chomhlach comhlacha;
chomhlacha2
vocative chomhlaigh comhlacha
genitive comhlaí comhlacha comhlach
dative comhlach;
chomhlach1 		chomhlach;
chomhlaigh (archaic) 		comhlacha;
chomhlacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhlach
radical lenition eclipsis
comhlach chomhlach gcomhlach

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

Further reading

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