Connachta
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish Connachta,[1] from Conn+ -achta.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- Connacht (the western province of Ireland, inclusive of the counties Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, and Sligo)
- Synonym: Cúige Chonnacht
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Céadchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Usage notes
- In contrast to Mumhain (“Munster”), which, unusually for a proper noun, is always left unlenited in the genitive in the phrase Cúige Mumhan (“Province of Munster”), Connachta is always lenited in the genitive (thus Cúige Chonnacht (“Province of Connacht”)).
Derived terms
- Connachtach m (“native of Connacht”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| Connachta | Chonnachta | gConnachta |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 157
Further reading
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Connachta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Connachta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026
Old Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈko.n̪əx.t̪a/
- (Blasse) [ˈko.n̪ax.t̪a]
- (Griffith) [ˈko.n̪əx.t̪a]
Proper noun
Connachta f pl (genitive Connacht)
- (plural only) Connacht (a province of Ireland)
- inhabitants of Connacht
- descendants of Conn Cétchathach (Conn of the Hundred Battles)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| vocative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| accusative | — | — | ConnachtaH |
| genitive | — | — | ConnachtN |
| dative | — | — | Connachtaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Irish: Connachta
- → Old Norse: Kunnaktir
- → Middle Welsh: Konacht
- ⇒ Middle Irish: Connachtach (“Connachtman”)
- Irish: Connachtach
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| Connachta | Chonnachta | Connachta pronounced with /ɡ-/ |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Connachta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “Connachta”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Schulze-Thulin, Britta (January 2001), “Notes on the Old and Middle Irish Loanwords in Old Norse”, in North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE), volume 39, John Benjamins Publishing Company, , →ISSN, →OCLC, page 55.