Conchúr
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish Conchobar, from cú, con (“hound”) + cobar (“desiring”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Conchúr m (genitive Conchúir)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Connor
Declension edit
Declension of Conchúr
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Conchúr | Chonchúr | gConchúr |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “Conchúr” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “Conċaḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society