Connachta
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Connachta, from Conn + -achta.
Pronunciation edit
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠə/
Proper noun edit
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- Connacht (province of Ireland)
- Synonym: Cúige Chonnacht
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Usage notes edit
- In contrast to Mumhain (“Munster”), which, unusually for a proper noun, is always left unlenited in the genitive in the phrase Cúige Mumhan (“Province of Munster”), Connachta is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).
Derived terms edit
- Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)
Mutation edit
| 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. | ||
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Connachta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Connachta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- (plural only) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Declension edit
| 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 edit
- Connachtach (“Connachtman”)
Descendants edit
- Irish: Connachta
Mutation edit
| 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. | ||
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Connachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language