cothrom

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, comh- +‎ trom. From Middle Irish comthrom (“of the same weight”), replacing earlier Old Irish cutrummae (“of the same weight”), com- +‎ trummae.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cothrom (genitive singular masculine cothroim, genitive singular feminine cothroime, plural cothroma, comparative cothroime)

  1. equally heavy, balanced
  2. equal
  3. level
    Synonym: cothromúil

Declension

Declension of cothrom
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative cothrom chothrom cothroma;
chothroma2
vocative chothroim cothroma
genitive cothroime cothroma cothrom
dative cothrom;
chothrom1 		chothrom;
chothroim (archaic) 		cothroma;
chothroma2
Comparative níos cothroime
Superlative is cothroime

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

Noun

cothrom m (genitive singular cothroim, nominative plural cothroim)

  1. an equal weight
    a chothrom d’ór ― his weight in gold
  2. equity, justice, fair play
    ar an gcothrom ― on the level
  3. a level area (of ground etc., also figuratively)
    cothrom sa bhféar ghlas ― an even place in the grass
    i gcothrom le ― equal to, level with

Declension

Declension of cothrom (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cothrom cothroim
vocative a chothroim a chothroma
genitive cothroim cothrom
dative cothrom cothroim
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cothrom na cothroim
genitive an chothroim na gcothrom
dative leis an gcothrom
don chothrom 		leis na cothroim

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cothrom
radical lenition eclipsis
cothrom chothrom gcothrom

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, § 281, page 140
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 110, page 43

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish comthrom (“of the same weight”), equivalent to co- +‎ trom. Doublet of cudrom.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cothrom

  1. (mathematics) even (not odd)
    Antonym: còrr

Noun

cothrom m (genitive singular cothruim, plural cothroman)

  1. chance, opportunity
  2. balance, equilibrium, equity, impartiality
  3. scales, balance (device)
  4. justice

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of cothrom
radical lenition
cothrom chothrom

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

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