Conchobar

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Conchobar.

Proper noun

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

1. a male given name

Descendants

• Irish: Conchobhar, Conchúr
  • → English: Connor
• Manx: Conchoor
• Scottish Gaelic: Conchobhar

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Conchobar	Chonchobar	Conchobar pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish

Etymology

con (“hound”) +‎ cobar (“desiring”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkonxoβar]

Proper noun

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Conchobar	—	—
Vocative	Conchobair	—	—
Accusative	ConchobarN	—	—
Genitive	ConchobairL	—	—
Dative	ConchoburL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: Conchobar
  • Irish: Conchobhar, Conchúr
    • → English: Connor
  • Manx: Conchoor
  • Scottish Gaelic: Conchobhar

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Conchobar	Chonchobar	Conchobar pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.