Connachtach

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish Connachtach, from Connachta (“Connacht”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Connachtach (genitive singular masculine Connachtaigh, genitive singular feminine Connachtaí, plural Connachtacha, not comparable)

  1. Connacht (attributive)

Declension
Declension of Connachtach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Connachtach Chonnachtach Connachtacha;
Chonnachtacha²
Vocative Chonnachtaigh Connachtacha
Genitive Connachtaí Connachtacha Connachtach
Dative Connachtach;
Chonnachtach¹		 Chonnachtach;
Chonnachtaigh (archaic)		 Connachtacha;
Chonnachtacha²
Comparative níos Connachtaí
Superlative is Connachtaí

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

Noun

Connachtach m (genitive singular Connachtaigh, nominative plural Connachtaigh)

  1. Connachtman, Connachtwoman

Declension
Declension of Connachtach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Connachtach Connachtaigh
Vocative a Chonnachtaigh a Chonnachtacha
Genitive Connachtaigh Connachtach
Dative Connachtach Connachtaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Connachtach na Connachtaigh
Genitive an Chonnachtaigh na gConnachtach
Dative leis an gConnachtach

don Chonnachtach

 leis na Connachtaigh

See also
  • Muimhneach m (“Munsterman, Munsterwoman”)
  • Ultach m (“Ulsterman, Ulsterwoman”)

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

Further reading
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