From copar (“copper”) + tóin (“bottom”) + -ach (adjective suffix).
coparthónach (genitive singular masculine coparthónaigh, genitive singular feminine coparthónaí, plural coparthónacha, not comparable)
singular | plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
nominative | coparthónach | choparthónach | coparthónacha; choparthónacha2 | |
vocative | choparthónaigh | coparthónacha | ||
genitive | coparthónaí | coparthónacha | coparthónach | |
dative | coparthónach; choparthónach1 |
choparthónach; choparthónaigh (archaic) |
coparthónacha; choparthónacha2 | |
Comparative | níos coparthónaí | |||
Superlative | is coparthónaí |
1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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coparthónach | choparthónach | gcoparthónach |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.