comharsa
Irish
Alternative forms
- cómharsa, comhursa (dated)
Etymology
From Middle Irish comarsa f (“neighbour; neighbourhood”).
Pronunciation
Usage notes
- Always grammatically feminine, regardless of the gender of the neighbour in question.
Declension
Declension of comharsa
Fifth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural forms: comharsanna (Cois Fharraige); comharsain
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. | ||
Further reading
- “comarsa” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “coṁarsa” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 173.
- "comharsa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “comharsa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “comharsa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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