cothromach

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Irish

Etymology

From cothrom +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaigh, genitive singular feminine cothromaí, plural cothromacha, comparative cothromaí)

  1. Alternative form of cothrom (“equally heavy, balanced; equal; level”)

Declension

Declension of cothromach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cothromach chothromach cothromacha;
chothromacha²
Vocative chothromaigh cothromacha
Genitive cothromaí cothromacha cothromach
Dative cothromach;
chothromach¹ 		chothromach;
chothromaigh (archaic) 		cothromacha;
chothromacha²
Comparative níos cothromaí
Superlative is cothromaí

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

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cothromach chothromach gcothromach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cothrom +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaich, comparative cothromaiche)

  1. fair, just, decent, reasonable
  2. even, fair, impartial

Synonyms

Antonyms

Related terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cothromach chothromach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cothromach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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