coiteann
Irish
Alternative forms
- coitcheann (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Irish coitchenn (whence also Manx cadjin and Scottish Gaelic coitcheann), from Old Irish coitchen, from Proto-Celtic *kom-teges-nos[1][2].
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɔtʲən̪ˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtʲən̪ˠ/
Adjective
coiteann (genitive singular masculine coitinn, genitive singular feminine coitinne, plural coiteanna, comparative coitinne)
- common, (general, non-specific)
- common (belonging to more than one)
- Synonym: comh-
- demotic
- popular (of the people)
Declension
Declension of coiteann
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coiteann | choiteann | coiteanna; choiteanna² | |
| Vocative | choitinn | coiteanna | ||
| Genitive | coitinne | coiteanna | coiteann | |
| Dative | coiteann; choiteann¹ | choiteann; choitinn (archaic) | coiteanna; choiteanna² | |
| Comparative | níos coitinne | |||
| Superlative | is coitinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- bean choiteann f (“prostitute”, euphemism, literally “common woman”)
- comhchoiteann (“general; collective, communal”, adjective)
- iúr coiteann m (“common yew”)
- teanga choiteann f (“vernacular”)
- uilechoiteann (“general, universal”, adjective)
Related terms
- coitianta
Noun
coiteann m (genitive singular coitinn)
- commonalty
- (religion) community
- Synonyms: comhluadar, comhthionól, cuallacht, ord
- (of land) common
Declension
Declension of coiteann
First declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
| Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coiteann | choiteann | gcoiteann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- Joseph Vendryes, Lexique Étymologique de l'Irlandais Ancien
- T. F. O'Rahilly, Ériu 13:158
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coiteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coiteann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coiteann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.