cóngar

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish comgar (“(equally) near, proximity”).

Pronunciation

Noun

cóngar m (genitive singular cóngair)

  1. shortcut
    Synonyms: aicearra, bealach aic
  2. proximity, vicinity

Declension

Declension of cóngar (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative cóngar
vocative a chóngair
genitive cóngair
dative cóngar
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an cóngar
genitive an chóngair
dative leis an gcóngar
don chóngar

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cóngar
radical lenition eclipsis
cóngar chóngar gcóngar

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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