Connachta

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Connachta, from Conn +‎ -achta.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠə/

Proper noun

Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)

1. Connacht (province of Ireland)

   Synonym: Cúige Chonnacht

2. inhabitants of Connacht
3. descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)

Usage notes

• 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

• Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)

Mutation

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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Connachta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “Connachta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Old Irish

Etymology

Conn +‎ -achta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkon͈axta]

Proper noun

Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)

1. (plural only) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
2. inhabitants of Connacht
3. descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	—	—	ConnachtaH
Vocative	—	—	ConnachtaH
Accusative	—	—	ConnachtaH
Genitive	—	—	ConnachtN
Dative	—	—	Connachtaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• Connachtach (“Connachtman”)

Descendants

• Irish: Connachta

Mutation

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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Connachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language