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Carghas

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.[2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

  1. (Christianity) Lent

Declension

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Declension of Carghas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Carghas
Vocative a Charghais
Genitive Carghais
Dative Carghas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Carghas
Genitive an Charghais
Dative leis an gCarghas

don Charghas

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Carghas Charghas gCarghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ “Carghas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Corgus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 542, page 101
  4. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Further reading

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Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

  1. Lent

Usage notes

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  • Usually used with the definite article: an Carghas.

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
Carghas Charghas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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