cóngarach

Irish

Alternative forms

• comhgarach, cómhgarach (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish comgarach (“near, convenient”), from comgar (“proximity, nearness”). By surface analysis, cóngar +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːŋɡəɾˠəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːŋɡəɾˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːŋɡəɾˠa(x)/

Adjective

cóngarach (genitive singular masculine cóngaraigh, genitive singular feminine cóngaraí, plural cóngaracha, comparative cóngaraí)

1. near, convenient
2. terse, witty

Declension

Declension of cóngarach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cóngarach	chóngarach	cóngaracha; chóngaracha²
Vocative	chóngaraigh		cóngaracha
Genitive		cóngaraí	cóngaracha	cóngarach
Dative	cóngarach; chóngarach¹	chóngarach; chóngaraigh (archaic)	cóngaracha; chóngaracha²
Comparative	níos cóngaraí
Superlative	is cóngaraí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cóngarach	chóngarach	gcóngarach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.