cúntach

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cúnamh (“aid, assistance”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cúntach (genitive singular masculine cúntaigh, genitive singular feminine cúntaí, plural cúntacha, comparative cúntaí)

  1. helpful
  2. 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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúntach
radical lenition eclipsis
cúntach chúntach gcúntach

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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