cúntach

Irish

Alternative forms

• congantach (obsolete)

Etymology

From cúnamh (“aid, assistance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠax], [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠah]

Adjective

cúntach (genitive singular masculine cúntaigh, genitive singular feminine cúntaí, plural cúntacha, comparative cúntaí)

1. helpful
2. auxiliary

Declension

Declension of cúntach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cúntach	chúntach	cúntacha; chúntacha²
Vocative	chúntaigh		cúntacha
Genitive		cúntaí	cúntacha	cúntach
Dative	cúntach; chúntach¹	chúntach; chúntaigh (archaic)	cúntacha; chúntacha²
Comparative	níos cúntaí
Superlative	is cúntaí

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

Derived terms

• briathar cúntach (“modal verb”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúntach	chúntach	gcúntach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúntach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cúntach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cúntach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024