còmhnard

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish comard, from Old Irish comard, with irregularly appearing -n-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃ːnərˠd/
• (Lewis) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰõːɳəʈ], [ˈkʰõːɳ̊ʈ]

Adjective

còmhnard

1. level, plain, even, equal, smooth, flat

   rathad còmhnard ― a level road

   siùil còmhnard ― equal sails

Antonyms

• mì-chòmhnard

Noun

còmhnard m (genitive singular còmhnaird, plural còmhnardan)

1. plain
2. level ground, field

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “còmhnard”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• MacLennan, Malcolm (1925) A Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Edinburgh: J. Grant, →OCLC