comórtas
Irish
Alternative forms
- commórthas, commórtus, comortas, comortus, comórtus, cumórtus (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Irish commórad (“comparing”), verbal noun of commóraid (“to celebrate”) (from com- + móraid (“to magnify”)) + -as.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈmˠoːɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɔmˠoːɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɤmˠɔɾˠt̪ˠəsˠ/
Noun
comórtas m (genitive singular comórtais, nominative plural comórtais)
- comparison
- competition
Declension
Declension of comórtas
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
comórtas | chomórtas | gcomórtas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “commórtas” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “comórtas” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
- “comórtas” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 177.
- "comórtas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.