comhrian

Irish

Etymology

From comh- +‎ rian.

Noun

comhrian m (genitive singular comhriain, nominative plural comhrianta)

1. corresponding course
2. (geography) contour

Declension

Declension of comhrian

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative comhrian comhrianta Vocative a chomhriain a chomhrianta Genitive comhriain comhrianta Dative comhrian comhrianta

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an comhrian na comhrianta Genitive an chomhriain na gcomhrianta Dative leis an gcomhrian don chomhrian leis na comhrianta

Derived terms

• comhrianach (“contour”, adjective)
• comhrianaigh (“contour”, transitive verb)
• neas-chomhrian

 

Related terms

• líne chomh-airde (“contour line”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhrian	chomhrian	gcomhrian
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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