comharthaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From comhartha +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

comharthaí m (genitive singular comharthaí, nominative plural comharthaithe)

1. sign-giver, forecaster

Declension

Declension of comharthaí

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative comharthaí comharthaithe Vocative a chomharthaí a chomharthaithe Genitive comharthaí comharthaithe Dative comharthaí comharthaithe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an comharthaí na comharthaithe Genitive an chomharthaí na gcomharthaithe Dative leis an gcomharthaí don chomharthaí leis na comharthaithe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

comharthaí m pl (genitive comharthaí)

1. plural of comhartha
2. bearings
3. identifying marks, description, appearance

   Synonyms: comharthaí aithne, comharthaí sóirt

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

comharthaí

1. inflection of comharthach (“marked, emblematic(al); significative”):
   1. genitive singular feminine
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comharthaí	chomharthaí	gcomharthaí
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comharthaí”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comharthaí”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comharthaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN