cogarnach
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom cogar (“a whisper”).
Noun
editcogarnach f (genitive singular cogarnaí)
- (act of) whispering (functions as a verbal noun)
Declension
editDeclension of cogarnach
Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Alternative forms
editDerived terms
edit- cogarnach Shíneach (“Chinese whispers”)
Noun
editcogarnach m (genitive singular cogarnaigh, nominative plural cogarnaigh)
- whisperer
- (by extension) conspirator
- Synonym: comhchealgaire
Declension
editDeclension of cogarnach
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cogarnach | chogarnach | gcogarnach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogarnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cogarnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cogarnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024