Conamara
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Conmhaicne Mara (literally “the Conmhaicne of the sea”), a branch of an ancient native tribe named Conmhaicne (literally “descendants of Conmhac”), ultimately from con (“hound”) (prefix form of n-stem cú) + mac (“son”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˌkʊn̪ˠəˈmaɾˠə/
Proper noun
editConamara m (genitive Chonamara)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Conamara | Chonamara | gConamara |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 206 (p. 101)
- ^ Walsh, Paul (1940). "Connacht in the Book of Rights". Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society. Galway Archaeological & Historical Society. XIX, Nos. i & ii, 19 (1/2): 1–15