cosaint

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

cosain +‎ -t; largely replaces earlier cosnamh as the verbal noun of cosain.

Pronunciation

Noun

cosaint f (genitive singular cosanta)

  1. verbal noun of cosain
  2. defense, protection

Declension

Declension of cosaint (third declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cosaint
vocative a chosaint
genitive cosanta
dative cosaint
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chosaint
genitive na cosanta
dative leis an gcosaint
don chosaint

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cosaint
radical lenition eclipsis
cosaint chosaint gcosaint

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 320
  3. ^ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 368, page 132; reprinted 1979

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