Irish

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cófra

Etymology

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Borrowed from Anglo-Norman cofre,[1] from Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, basket).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cófra m (genitive singular cófra, nominative plural cófraí)

  1. chest (strong box)
  2. cupboard

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cófra chófra gcófra
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cófra”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 15

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