corpartha
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Irish corpurda, from Old Irish corpardae. By surface analysis, corpar- + -tha.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcorpartha
Declension
editDeclension of corpartha
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | corpartha | chorpartha | corpartha; chorpartha² | |
Vocative | chorpartha | corpartha | ||
Genitive | corpartha | corpartha | corpartha | |
Dative | corpartha; chorpartha¹ |
chorpartha | corpartha; chorpartha² | |
Comparative | níos corpartha | |||
Superlative | is corpartha |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
edit- corparthacht
- pionós corpartha (“corporal punishment”)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
corpartha | chorpartha | gcorpartha |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
edit- “corpartha”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “corporda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “corparḋa”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 183
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “corpartha”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 47