Connachtach

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Connachtach, from Connachta (“Connacht”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Connachtach (genitive singular masculine Connachtaigh, genitive singular feminine Connachtaí, plural Connachtacha, not comparable)

  1. Connacht (attributive)

Declension

Declension of Connachtach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative Connachtach Chonnachtach Connachtacha;
Chonnachtacha2
vocative Chonnachtaigh Connachtacha
genitive Connachtaí Connachtacha Connachtach
dative Connachtach;
Chonnachtach1 		Chonnachtach;
Chonnachtaigh (archaic) 		Connachtacha;
Chonnachtacha2
Comparative níos Connachtaí
Superlative is Connachtaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Connachtach m (genitive singular Connachtaigh, nominative plural Connachtaigh)

  1. Connachtman, Connachtwoman

Declension

Declension of Connachtach (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative Connachtach Connachtaigh
vocative a Chonnachtaigh a Chonnachtacha
genitive Connachtaigh Connachtach
dative Connachtach Connachtaigh
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an Connachtach na Connachtaigh
genitive an Chonnachtaigh na gConnachtach
dative leis an gConnachtach
don Chonnachtach 		leis na Connachtaigh

See also

  • Muimhneach m (“Munsterman, Munsterwoman”)
  • Ultach m (“Ulsterman, Ulsterwoman”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Connachtach
radical lenition eclipsis
Connachtach Chonnachtach gConnachtach

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

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