cothromach

Irish

Etymology

From cothrom +‎ -ach.

Adjective

cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaigh, genitive singular feminine cothromaí, plural cothromacha, comparative cothromaí)

  1. Alternative form of cothrom (“equally heavy, balanced; equal; level”)

Declension
Declension of cothromach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cothromach chothromach cothromacha;
chothromacha²
Vocative chothromaigh cothromacha
Genitive cothromaí cothromacha cothromach
Dative cothromach;
chothromach¹		 chothromach;
chothromaigh (archaic)		 cothromacha;
chothromacha²
Comparative níos cothromaí
Superlative is cothromaí

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

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms
  • comh-thromach

Etymology

From cothrom +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɔrˠəməx/

Adjective

cothromach (genitive singular masculine cothromaich, comparative cothromaiche)

  1. fair, just, decent, reasonable
  2. even, fair, impartial

Synonyms

Antonyms
  • ana-cothromach

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cothromachchothromach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cothromach”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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