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cochallach
cochallach
Irish
Adjective
cochallach (genitive singular masculine cochallaigh, genitive singular feminine cochallaí, plural cochallacha, comparative cochallaí)
Declension
Declension of cochallach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cochallach | cochallach¹ | cochallacha³ | |
| Vocative | cochallaigh¹ | cochallach¹ | cochallacha | |
| Genitive | cochallaigh¹ | cochallaí (obsolete) cochallaighe |
cochallacha | cochallach |
| Dative | cochallach² | cochallach¹ (archaic) cochallaigh¹ |
cochallacha³ | |
| Comparative | cochallaí (obsolete) cochallaighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- moncaí cochallach m (“capuchin monkey”)
- rón cochallach m (“hooded seal”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cochallach | chochallach | gcochallach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- "cochallach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.