comhlach

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word comhlach. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word comhlach, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say comhlach in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word comhlach you have here. The definition of the word comhlach will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofcomhlach, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Irish

Etymology

From comhla +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

comhlach (genitive singular masculine comhlaigh, genitive singular feminine comhlaí, plural comhlacha, not comparable)

  1. (medicine, biology) valvular

Declension

Declension of comhlach
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative comhlach chomhlach comhlacha;
chomhlacha2
vocative chomhlaigh comhlacha
genitive comhlaí comhlacha comhlach
dative comhlach;
chomhlach1 		chomhlach;
chomhlaigh (archaic) 		comhlacha;
chomhlacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

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

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhlach
radical lenition eclipsis
comhlach chomhlach gcomhlach

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

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia