compordach
Irish
Alternative forms
- compórdach, cómpórdach (dated)
- compóirteach (Cois Fharraige)
- compordúil
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
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, page 189
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “compórdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 178
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “compordach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- 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”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
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