compord

compord

Irish

Alternative forms

• compóirt f (Cois Fharraige)
• compórd m (superseded)
• compordacht f

Etymology

Borrowed from English comfort, from Old French confort.

Pronunciation

• (Waterford) IPA^(key): /kaumˠˈpˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːmˠpˠoːɾˠtʲ/ (corresponding to the form compóirt)

Noun

compord m (genitive singular compoird)

1. comfort (contentment, ease)

Declension

Declension of compord

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative compord Vocative a chompoird Genitive compoird Dative compord

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an compord Genitive an chompoird Dative leis an gcompord don chompord

Derived terms

• compordach
• míchompord

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
compord	chompord	gcompord
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “compórd”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “compórd”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 178
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “compord”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “compord” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “compord” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.