cogar

See also: Cogar

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cocur (“consultation, secret discussion, whisper”), from Proto-Celtic *konkoros, from *kom- + *koros (hence Welsh cyngor (“advice, counsel, discretion”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəɾˠ/, /ˈkɞɡəɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡəɾˠ/

Noun

cogar m (genitive singular cogair, nominative plural cogair)

1. whisper (quiet talk)

Declension

Declension of cogar

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cogar cogair Vocative a chogair a chogara Genitive cogair cogar Dative cogar cogair

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cogar na cogair Genitive an chogair na gcogar Dative leis an gcogar don chogar leis na cogair

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cogar	chogar	gcogar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cogar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 159
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Latin

Verb

cōgar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of cōgō