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Connachta
Connachta
Irish
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- Connacht (province of Ireland)
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Synonyms
- Cúige Chonnacht
Derived terms
- Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Connachta | Chonnachta | gConnachta |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Connachta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Connachta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- (plural only) Connacht (province of Ireland)
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Vocative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Accusative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Genitive | — | — | ConnachtN |
| Dative | — | — | Connachtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- Connachtach (“Connachtman”)
Descendants
- Irish: Connachta
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Connachta | Chonnachta | Connachta pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "Connachta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “Connachta” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.