comhréireach
Irish
Etymology
From comhréir + -ach. Compare Manx coreiragh.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, West Kerry) IPA(key): /kˠõɾˠeːɾʲəxˠ/
- (Munster & Connacht) IPA(key): /kˠoːɾˠeːɾʲəxˠ/
Adjective
comhréireach (genitive singular masculine comhréirigh, genitive singular feminine comhréirí, plural comhréireacha, comparative comhréirí)
- (mathematics) proportional
- proportionate
- syntactic, syntactical
- (geology) concordant, accordant
- (statistics) longitudinal
Declension
Declension of comhréireach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | comhréireach | chomhréireach | comhréireacha; chomhréireacha² | |
Vocative | chomhréirigh | comhréireacha | ||
Genitive | comhréirí | comhréireacha | comhréireach | |
Dative | comhréireach; chomhréireach¹ | chomhréireach; chomhréirigh (archaic) | comhréireacha; chomhréireacha² | |
Comparative | níos comhréirí | |||
Superlative | is comhréirí |
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 | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
comhréireach | chomhréireach | gcomhréireach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comhréireach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “comhréireach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “comhréireach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.