comhairle

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠl̠ʲə/, /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲə/

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, nominative plural comhairlí or comhairleacha)

(piece of) advice, counsel; direction, influence
council

Declension

Declension of comhairle

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	comhairle	comhairlí
Vocative	a chomhairle	a chomhairlí
Genitive	comhairle	comhairlí
Dative	comhairle	comhairlí

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chomhairle	na comhairlí
Genitive	na comhairle	na gcomhairlí
Dative	leis an gcomhairle don chomhairle	leis na comhairlí

Alternative plural: comhairleacha

Derived terms

ardchomhairle (“supreme council”)
comhairleach (“advisory, consultative”, adjective)
comhairleoir (“adviser, counsellor; councillor”)
comhairligh (“advise, counsel; decide, resolve”, verb)
dea-chomhairle (“good counsel”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhairle	chomhairle	gcomhairle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"comhairle" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “comhairle” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “comhairle” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
“comairle” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃.ərˠʎə/

Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, plural comhairlean)

Derived terms

comhairle-riaghlaidh (“junta”)
comhairlich (“advise”, verb)
comhairliche (“councillor”)
neach-comhairle (“counselor”)
tairg comhairle do (“advise”, verb)
thoir comhairle air/do (“advise”, verb)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
comhairle	chomhairle
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
“comairle” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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