coláiste

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish coláisde, coláiste, from Old French college, from Latin collēgium.

Pronunciation

Noun

coláiste m or f (genitive singular coláiste, nominative plural coláistí)

  1. college

Declension

Declension of coláiste (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coláiste coláistí
vocative a choláiste a choláistí
genitive coláiste coláistí
dative coláiste coláistí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an coláiste na coláistí
genitive an choláiste na gcoláistí
dative leis an gcoláiste
don choláiste
leis na coláistí
Alternative (feminine) declension
Declension of coláiste (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coláiste coláistí
vocative a choláiste a choláistí
genitive coláiste coláistí
dative coláiste coláistí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an choláiste na coláistí
genitive na coláiste na gcoláistí
dative leis an gcoláiste
don choláiste
leis na coláistí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of coláiste
radical lenition eclipsis
coláiste choláiste gcoláiste

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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