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comharsa

comharsa

Irish

Alternative forms

cómharsa (obsolete)
comhursa (obsolete)

Noun

comharsa f ‎(genitive singular comharsan, nominative plural comharsana)

neighbour

Declension

Declension of comharsa

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	comharsa	comharsana
Vocative	a chomharsa	a chomharsana
Genitive	comharsan	comharsan
Dative	comharsa comharsain (archaic, dialectal)	comharsana

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chomharsa	na comharsana
Genitive	na comharsan	na gcomharsan
Dative	leis an gcomharsa leis an gcomharsain (archaic, dialectal) don chomharsa don chomharsain (archaic, dialectal)	leis na comharsana

Alternative plural form: comharsanna (Cois Fharraige)

Usage notes

This noun is always grammatically feminine, regardless of the gender of the neighbour in question.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comharsa	chomharsa	gcomharsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“comarsa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
“cóṁarsa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
"comharsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.