Conchúr

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Conchobar, from cú, con (“hound”) + cobar (“desiring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊnˠəxuːɾˠ/, /ˈknˠʊxuːɾˠ/, /ˈkɾˠɔxuːɾˠ/, /ˈkʊnˠxuːɾˠ/

Proper noun

Conchúr m (genitive Conchúir)

  1. a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Connor

Declension

Declension of Conchúr (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative Conchúr
vocative a Chonchúir
genitive Conchúir
dative Conchúr
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an Conchúr
genitive an Chonchúir
dative leis an gConchúr
don Chonchúr

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Conor, Connor

Mutation

Mutated forms of Conchúr
radical lenition eclipsis
Conchúr Chonchúr gConchúr

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 440, page 142

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