cúntach
Irish
Alternative forms
- congantach (obsolete)
Etymology
From cúnamh (“aid, assistance”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠəx]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠax], [ˈkuːn̪ˠt̪ˠah]
Adjective
cúntach (genitive singular masculine cúntaigh, genitive singular feminine cúntaí, plural cúntacha, comparative cúntaí)
- helpful
- auxiliary
Declension
Declension of cúntach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúntach | chúntach | cúntacha; chúntacha² | |
| Vocative | chúntaigh | cúntacha | ||
| Genitive | cúntaí | cúntacha | cúntach | |
| Dative | cúntach; chúntach¹ | chúntach; chúntaigh (archaic) | cúntacha; chúntacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cúntaí | |||
| Superlative | is cúntaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- briathar cúntach (“modal verb”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúntach | chúntach | gcúntach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cúntach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cúntach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cúntach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.