comhchoiteann

Irish

Alternative forms

• comhchoitianta

Etymology

From comh- +‎ coiteann.

Adjective

comhchoiteann (genitive singular masculine comhchoitinn, genitive singular feminine comhchoitinne, plural comhchoiteanna, comparative comhchoitinne)

1. general

   Synonym: uilechoiteann

2. collective, communal

   Synonym: páirteach

Declension

Declension of comhchoiteann

	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	comhchoiteann	chomhchoiteann	comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna2
vocative	chomhchoitinn		comhchoiteanna
genitive		comhchoitinne	comhchoiteanna	comhchoiteann
dative	comhchoiteann; chomhchoiteann1	chomhchoiteann; chomhchoitinn (archaic)	comhchoiteanna; chomhchoiteanna2
Comparative	níos comhchoitinne
Superlative	is comhchoitinne

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhchoiteann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
comhchoiteann	chomhchoiteann	gcomhchoiteann

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhchoiteann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhchoiteann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “comhchoiteann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024