cónra

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish comrar.

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾˠhə/[1]
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkoːɾˠə/ (reflecting the alternative form comhra)[2]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkõːnəɾʲ/ (reflecting the alternative form cónair)[3]

Noun

cónra f (genitive singular cónra or cónrann or cónrach, nominative plural cónraí or cónranna or cónracha)

  1. coffin, casket

Declension

Standard inflection (fourth declension):

Declension of cónra

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cónra cónraí
Vocative a chónra a chónraí
Genitive cónra cónraí
Dative cónra cónraí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chónra na cónraí
Genitive na cónra na gcónraí
Dative leis an gcónra

don chónra

 leis na cónraí

Alternative inflection (fifth declension n-stem):

Declension of cónra

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cónra cónranna
Vocative a chónra a chónranna
Genitive cónrann cónrann
Dative cónra
cónrainn (archaic, dialectal)		 cónranna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chónra na cónranna
Genitive na cónrann na gcónrann
Dative leis an gcónra
leis an gcónrainn (archaic, dialectal)

don chónra
don chónrainn (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na cónranna

Alternative inflection (fifth declension k-stem):

Declension of cónra

Fifth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cónra cónracha
Vocative a chónra a chónracha
Genitive cónrach cónrach
Dative cónra
cónraigh (archaic, dialectal)		 cónracha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chónra na cónracha
Genitive na cónrach na gcónrach
Dative leis an gcónra
leis an gcónraigh (archaic, dialectal)

don chónra
don chónraigh (archaic, dialectal)

 leis na cónracha

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

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

References
  1. M. L. Sjoestedt-Jonval (1938), Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry, Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, p. 43.
  2. Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, vol. II, p. 282.
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 142.
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