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. Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo)
  2. Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  3. Congo (a large river in Africa, which flows for about 4,380 km (2,720 miles) to the Atlantic Ocean in the Democratic Republic of Congo)

Declension
Declension of Congó

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Congó
Vocative a Chongó
Genitive Congó
Dative Congó

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Congó
Genitive an Chongó
Dative leis an gCongó

don Chongó

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, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
  • Entries containing “Chongó” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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