Conchobar

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Middle Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Irish Conchobar.

Proper noun[edit]

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

  1. a male given name

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: Conchobhar, Conchúr
  • Manx: Conchoor
  • Scottish Gaelic: Conchobhar

Mutation[edit]

Middle Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Conchobar Chonchobar Conchobar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

con (hound) +‎ cobar (desiring)

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Conchobar m (genitive Conchobair)

  1. a male given name

Inflection[edit]

Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Conchobar
Vocative Conchobair
Accusative ConchobarN
Genitive ConchobairL
Dative ConchoburL
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
Conchobar Chonchobar Conchobar
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.