constábla
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English constable, from Old French conestable.
Noun
constábla m (genitive singular constábla, nominative plural constáblaí)
- constable, police officer
Declension
Declension of constábla
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- garda
- garda síochána
- péas
- póilín
Derived terms
- constábla long chogaidh (“master-at-arms”)
- constábla speisialta (“special constable”)
- príomhchonstábla (“chief constable”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
constábla | chonstábla | gconstábla |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "constábla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “constable” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.