coláiste
See also: colaiste
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish coláisde, coláiste, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): [kəˈlˠɑːʃtʲə]
- (Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkɔlˠɑːʃtʲə], [ˈkʊlˠɑːʃtʲə], [ˈklˠɑːʃtʲə]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkʌlˠæʃtʲə]
Noun
coláiste m or f (genitive singular coláiste, nominative plural coláistí)
- college
Declension
Declension of coláiste
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative (feminine) declension
Declension of coláiste
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- coláisteach (“collegiate”, adjective)
- coláisteánach m (“collegian”)
- Gaelcholáiste m (“Irish-medium secondary school”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coláiste | choláiste | gcoláiste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coláiste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coláiste”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Entries containing “coláiste” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coláiste” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.