contae
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counté, from Latin comitātus, from comes (“count”). Akin to English county.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kuːn̪ˠˈt̪ˠeː/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkuːndeː/[1] (corresponding to the form condae)
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠd̪ˠai/[2] (corresponding to the form condae)
Noun[edit]
contae m (genitive singular contae, nominative plural contaetha)
Declension[edit]
Declension of contae
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- baile contae, príomhbhaile contae (“county town”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
contae | chontae | gcontae |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 166
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “contae”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “conntae”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 181
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “contae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN