cothromach
Irish
Etymology
From cothrom + -ach.
Adjective
cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaigh, genitive singular feminine cothromaí, plural cothromacha, comparative cothromaí)
- Alternative form of cothrom (“equally heavy, balanced; equal; level”)
Declension
Declension of cothromach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | cothromach | chothromach | cothromacha; chothromacha² | |
Vocative | chothromaigh | cothromacha | ||
Genitive | cothromaí | cothromacha | cothromach | |
Dative | cothromach; chothromach¹ | chothromach; chothromaigh (archaic) | cothromacha; chothromacha² | |
Comparative | níos cothromaí | |||
Superlative | is cothromaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cothromach | chothromach | gcothromach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cothrom”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cothromach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- comh-thromach
Etymology
From cothrom + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɔrˠəməx/
Adjective
cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaich, comparative cothromaiche)
- fair, just, decent, reasonable
- even, fair, impartial
Synonyms
- dìreach
- iomchaidh
- reusanta
Antonyms
- ana-cothromach
Related terms
- co-chothromach
- cothrom
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cothromach | chothromach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “cothromach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN