Congó

See also: congo and Congo

Irish

Etymology

After Kongo, believed to derive from Kongo nkongo (“hunters”).

Proper noun

An Congó m (genitive an Chongó)

  1. the Congo (country)
  2. the Congo (river)

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Congó Chongó gCongó
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “Congo” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Entries containing “Chongó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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