codlatach

Irish

Etymology

From codladh, codlata (“sleep”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠət̪ˠəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔl̪ˠət̪ˠa(x)/

Adjective

codlatach (genitive singular masculine codlataigh, genitive singular feminine codlataí, plural codlatacha, comparative codlataí)

sleepy, drowsy
dormant

Declension

Declension of codlatach

Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Nominative	codlatach	chodlatach	codlatacha; chodlatacha²
Vocative	chodlataigh	chodlatach	codlatacha
Genitive	chodlataigh	codlataí	codlatacha	codlatach
Dative	codlatach; chodlatach¹	chodlatach; chodlataigh (archaic)	codlatacha; chodlatacha²
Comparative	níos codlataí
Superlative	is codlataí

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

Synonyms

(sleepy, drowsy): néalmhar, suanmhar
(dormant): suanach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
codlatach	chodlatach	gcodlatach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “codlatach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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