cosaint

cosaint

Irish

Etymology

cosain +‎ -t; largely replaces earlier cosnamh as the verbal noun of cosain.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠən̠ʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌsˠən̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

cosaint f (genitive singular cosanta)

1. verbal noun of cosain
2. defense, protection

Declension

Declension of cosaint

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cosaint Vocative a chosaint Genitive cosanta Dative cosaint

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chosaint Genitive na cosanta Dative leis an gcosaint don chosaint

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosaint	chosaint	gcosaint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cosaint” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• “cosaint” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 185.
• "cosaint" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.