cabhrach
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkəuɾˠəx/
Etymology 1
cabhair + -ach; compare Middle Irish cobarthach.
Alternative forms
- cabharthach
Adjective
cabhrach (genitive singular masculine cabhraigh, genitive singular feminine cabhraí, plural cabhracha, comparative cabhraí)
- helpful
Declension
Declension of cabhrach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cabhrach | chabhrach | cabhracha; chabhracha² | |
| Vocative | chabhraigh | cabhracha | ||
| Genitive | cabhraí | cabhracha | cabhrach | |
| Dative | cabhrach; chabhrach¹ | chabhrach; chabhraigh (archaic) | cabhracha; chabhracha² | |
| Comparative | níos cabhraí | |||
| Superlative | is cabhraí | |||
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
- bean chabhrach (“midwife”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
cabhrach f
- genitive singular of cabhair
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cabhrach | chabhrach | gcabhrach |
| 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), “cobarthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “caḃrach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 102
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cabhrach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cabhrach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cabhrach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.