contae

Irish

Alternative forms
  • condae (Aran, Ulster)
  • conndae, conntae, cunndaí, cunntae, cunntaí, cunntaoi (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman counté, from Latin comitātus, from comes (“count”). Akin to English county.

Pronunciation
  • (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkuːndeː/[1] (corresponding to the spelling condae)

Noun

contae m (genitive singular contae, nominative plural contaetha)

  1. county

Declension
Declension of contae

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative contae contaetha
Vocative a chontae a chontaetha
Genitive contae contaetha
Dative contae contaetha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an contae na contaetha
Genitive an chontae na gcontaetha
Dative leis an gcontae

don chontae

 leis na contaetha

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 166.

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