compord

Irish

Alternative forms
  • compóirt f (Cois Fharraige)
  • compórd m (superseded)
  • compordacht f

Etymology

Borrowed from English comfort, from Old French confort.

Pronunciation

Noun

compord m (genitive singular compoird)

  1. comfort (contentment, ease)

Declension
Declension of compord

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative compord
Vocative a chompoird
Genitive compoird
Dative compord

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an compord
Genitive an chompoird
Dative leis an gcompord

don chompord

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

References
  • “compórd” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “compórd” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.
  • "compord" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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