coiteann

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish coitchenn, from Old Irish coitchen.

Adjective

coiteann (genitive singular masculine coitinn, genitive singular feminine coitinne, plural coiteanna, comparative coitinne)

  1. common, (general, non-specific)
  2. common (belonging to more than one)
    Synonym: comh-
  3. demotic
  4. popular (of the people)

Declension
Declension of coiteann
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative coiteann choiteann coiteanna;
choiteanna²
Vocative choitinn coiteanna
Genitive coiteanne coiteanna coiteann
Dative coiteann;
choiteann¹		 choiteann;
choitinn (archaic)		 coiteanna;
choiteanna²
Comparative níos coiteanne
Superlative is coiteanne

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

Noun

coiteann m (genitive singular coitinn)

  1. commonalty
  2. (religion) community
    Synonyms: comhluadar, comhthionól, cuallacht, ord
  3. (of land) common

Declension
Declension of coiteann

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative coiteann
Vocative a choitinn
Genitive coitinn
Dative coiteann

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an coiteann
Genitive an choitinn
Dative leis an gcoiteann

don choiteann

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

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