comhla

See also: còmhla

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish comla (valve of door, window, etc.).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

comhla f (genitive singular comhla or comhlach or comhladh, nominative plural comhlaí or comhlacha or comhlain)

  1. leaf (of a door)
    Synonym: comhla dorais
  2. (architecture, photography, etc.) shutter
  3. (anatomy, botany, conchology) valve

Declension

Declension of comhla (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative comhla comhlaí
vocative a chomhla a chomhlaí
genitive comhla comhlaí
dative comhla comhlaí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chomhla na comhlaí
genitive na comhla na gcomhlaí
dative leis an gcomhla
don chomhla
leis na comhlaí

Alternative declension:

Declension of comhla (fifth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative comhla comhlacha
vocative a chomhla a chomhlacha
genitive comhlach comhlacha
dative comhla
comhlaigh (archaic, dialectal)
comhlacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chomhla na comhlacha
genitive na comhlach na gcomhlacha
dative leis an gcomhla
leis an gcomhlaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don chomhla
don chomhlaigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na comhlacha

Derived terms

  • aerchomhla (air-valve)
  • aonchomhlach (univalve)
  • bualchomhla
  • canáil chomhlaí (sluiceway)
  • comhla ar insí (hinged door(-leaf))
  • comhla bheag (half-door)
  • comhla bheannach (mitral valve)
  • comhla chatha (mainstay in battle)
  • comhla choigeartaithe (rectifying valve)
  • comhla chumhachta (power-valve)
  • comhla croí (valve of heart)
  • comhla cuisle (valve of vein)
  • comhla ghreadta (clack-valve)
  • comhla haiste (hatch-cover)
  • comhla ionraoin (inlet-valve)
  • comhla loic
  • comhla mhuinchille (sleeve-valve)
  • comhla orgáin (shutter of organ)
  • comhla rialaithe (governor-valve)
  • comhla scamhóige (pulmonary valve)
  • comhla sceite (safety-valve)
  • comhla shleamhnáin (sliding door)
  • comhla shúite (suction-valve)
  • comhla thógála (trap-door)
  • comhla uisce
  • comhlach (valvular)
  • fuinneog chomhla (casement-window)
  • gan chomhla (unconditional)
  • loc-chomhla (sluice-valve, floodgate)

Mutation

Mutated forms of comhla
radical lenition eclipsis
comhla chomhla gcomhla

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, pages 68128
  3. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 321
  4. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 85, page 20
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 40, page 18

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cóṁla”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 239; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comhla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “comhla”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
  • comhla”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026