comhrá

See also: comhra and cómhra

Irish

Alternative forms

comhrádh, cómhrádh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish comrád, equivalent to comh- +‎ rá.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /koːˈɾˠɑː/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠɑː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkoːɾˠæ/

Noun

comhrá m (genitive singular comhrá, nominative plural comhráite or comhráití)

conversation

Declension

Declension of comhrá

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	comhrá	comhráite
Vocative	a chomhrá	a chomhráite
Genitive	comhrá	comhráite
Dative	comhrá	comhráite

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an comhrá	na comhráite
Genitive	an chomhrá	na gcomhráite
Dative	leis an gcomhrá don chomhrá	leis na comhráite

Alternative plural: comhráití (Cois Fharraige)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
comhrá	chomhrá	gcomhrá
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"comhrá" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“cóṁráḋ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 178.
“comrád” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Entries containing “comhrá” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “comhrá” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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