cobhsaí
Irish
Alternative forms
- cobhsaidh
Etymology
From Middle Irish cobsaid, from com- + fossad.
Declension
Declension of cobhsaí
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cobhsaí | chobhsaí | cobhsaí; chobhsaí² | |
| Vocative | chobhsaí | cobhsaí | ||
| Genitive | cobhsaí | cobhsaí | cobhsaí | |
| Dative | cobhsaí; chobhsaí¹ |
chobhsaí | cobhsaí; chobhsaí² | |
| Comparative | níos cobhsaí | |||
| Superlative | is cobhsaí | |||
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
Related terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cobhsaí | chobhsaí | gcobhsaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cobhsaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cobsaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “cobhsaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cobhsaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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