conairt

Irish

Alternative forms

• confairt, conart, cunairt

Etymology

From Middle Irish conairt, cúanairt, a derivative of cú (“dog, hound”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʊn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌnˠəɾˠtʲ/, /ˈkʌn̪ˠəɾˠtʲ/

Noun

conairt f (genitive singular conairte, nominative plural conairteacha)

1. (collective) dogs, hounds
2. pack of dogs, kennel
3. wolfpack

Declension

Declension of conairt

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative conairt conairteacha Vocative a chonairt a chonairteacha Genitive conairte conairteacha Dative conairt conairteacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chonairt na conairteacha Genitive na conairte na gconairteacha Dative leis an gconairt don chonairt leis na conairteacha

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
conairt	chonairt	gconairt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “conairt”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN