compordach

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

compord (“comfort”) +‎ -ach

Pronunciation

Adjective

compordach (genitive singular masculine compordaigh, genitive singular feminine compordaí, plural compordacha, comparative compordaí)

  1. comfortable (providing physical comfort and ease)

Declension

Declension of compordach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative compordach chompordach compordacha;
chompordacha2
vocative chompordaigh compordacha
genitive compordaí compordacha compordach
dative compordach;
chompordach1 		chompordach;
chompordaigh (archaic) 		compordacha;
chompordacha2
Comparative níos compordaí
Superlative is compordaí

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 compordach
radical lenition eclipsis
compordach chompordach gcompordach

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

References

  1. ^ “compordach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157
  4. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 401, page 203

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