Connachta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Connachta, from Conn + -achta.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkʊn̪ˠəxt̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠə/
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- Connacht (province of Ireland)
- Synonym: Cúige Chonnacht
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Usage notes
- In contrast to Mumhain (“Munster”), which, unusually for a proper noun, is always left unlenited in the genitive in the phrase Cúige Mumhan (“Province of Munster”), Connachta is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).
Derived terms
- Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Connachta | Chonnachta | gConnachta |
| 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), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “Connachta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Connachta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
Conn + -achta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkon͈axta]
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- (plural only) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Vocative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Accusative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| Genitive | — | — | ConnachtN |
| Dative | — | — | Connachtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Derived terms
- Connachtach (“Connachtman”)
Descendants
- Irish: Connachta
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| Connachta | Chonnachta | Connachta pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Connachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language