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
Positive singular plural
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

Mutated forms of cothromach
radical lenition eclipsis
cothromach chothromach gcothromach

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

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

Mutation

Mutation of cothromach
radical lenition
cothromach chothromach

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cothromach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan ‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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