compordach
Irish
Alternative forms
- compórdach, cómpórdach (dated)
- compóirteach (Cois Fharraige)
- compordúil
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
compordach (genitive singular masculine compordaigh, genitive singular feminine compordaí, plural compordacha, comparative compordaí)
- comfortable (providing physical comfort and ease)
Declension
Declension of compordach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | compordach | chompordach | compordacha; chompordacha² | |
| Vocative | chompordaigh | compordacha | ||
| Genitive | compordaí | compordacha | compordach | |
| Dative | compordach; chompordach¹ |
chompordach; chompordaigh (archaic) |
compordacha; chompordacha² | |
| Comparative | níos compordaí | |||
| Superlative | is compordaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| compordach | chompordach | gcompordach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- ↑ M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 189.
Further reading
- “compórdaċ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 178.
- "compordach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “compordach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “compordach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “compordach” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
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