cosaint

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɞsˠənʲtʲ/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkɔsˠən̠ʲtʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkʌsˠən̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

cosaint f (genitive singular cosanta)

  1. verbal noun of cosain
  2. defense, protection

Declension
Declension of cosaint

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun):

Case Singular
Nominative cosaint
Vocative a chosaint
Genitive cosanta
Dative cosaint

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an chosaint
Genitive na cosanta
Dative leis an gcosaint

don chosaint

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cosaint chosaint gcosaint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 180, page 91

Further reading
  • “cosaint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cosaint”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 185
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cosaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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