contae

Irish

Alternative forms

• condae (Aran, Ulster)
• conndae, conntae, cunndaí, cunntae, cunntaí, cunntaoi (dated)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman counté, from Latin comitātus, from comes (“count, earl”). Akin to English county.

Pronunciation

• (Kerry) IPA^(key): /kɑun̪ˠˈd̪ˠeː/ (corresponding to the form condae)
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːn̪ˠd̪ˠeː/ (corresponding to the form condae)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌn̪ˠd̪ˠai/ (corresponding to the form condae)

Noun

contae m (genitive singular contae, nominative plural contaetha)

1. county

Declension

Declension of contae (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative contae contaetha vocative a chontae a chontaetha genitive contae contaetha dative contae contaetha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an contae na contaetha genitive an chontae na gcontaetha dative leis an gcontae don chontae leis na contaetha

Derived terms

• baile contae (“county town”)
• príomhbhaile contae (“county town”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of contae

radical	lenition	eclipsis
contae	chontae	gcontae

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

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “conntae”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 181
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “contae”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN