comhrian

Irish

Etymology

From comh- +‎ rian.

Noun

comhrian m (genitive singular comhriain, nominative plural comhrianta)

  1. corresponding course
  2. (geography) contour

Declension

Declension of comhrian (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative comhrian comhrianta
vocative a chomhriain a chomhrianta
genitive comhriain comhrianta
dative comhrian comhrianta
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an comhrian na comhrianta
genitive an chomhriain na gcomhrianta
dative leis an gcomhrian
don chomhrian 		leis na comhrianta

Derived terms

  • comhrianach (“contour”, adjective)
  • comhrianaigh (“contour”, transitive verb)
  • neas-chomhrian
  • líne chomh-airde (“contour line”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhrian
radical lenition eclipsis
comhrian chomhrian gcomhrian

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

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhrian”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • “comhrian”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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