cothrom

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

By surface analysis, comh- +‎ trom. From Middle Irish comthrom (“of the same weight”), replacing earlier Old Irish cutrummae (“of the same weight”), com- +‎ trummae.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔhɾˠəmˠ/[1]

Adjective

cothrom (genitive singular masculine cothroim, genitive singular feminine cothroime, plural cothroma, comparative cothroime)

  1. equally heavy, balanced
  2. equal
  3. level
    Synonym: cothromúil

Declension
Declension of cothrom
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative cothrom chothrom cothroma;
chothroma²
Vocative chothroim cothroma
Genitive cothroime cothroma cothrom
Dative cothrom;
chothrom¹		 chothrom;
chothroim (archaic)		 cothroma;
chothroma²
Comparative níos cothroime
Superlative is cothroime

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

Derived terms
  • cluiche cothrom (“evenly-played, drawn, game”)
  • cothromaigh (“even, level; balance, equalize”, transitive verb)
  • cothromán m (“horizontal”)
  • cothromas m (“equity”)
  • cothromóir m (“leveller; equalizer; trimmer”)
  • cothromaíocht f (“evenness, balance; equilibrium”)
  • cothromaitheach (“balancing”, adjective)
  • cothrománach (“horizontal”, adjective)
  • cothromasach (“equitable”, adjective)

Noun

cothrom m (genitive singular cothroim, nominative plural cothroim)

  1. an equal weight
    a chothrom d’ór ― his weight in gold
  2. equity, justice, fair play
    ar an gcothrom ― on the level
  3. a level area (of ground etc., also figuratively)
    cothrom sa bhféar ghlas ― an even place in the grass
    i gcothrom le ― equal to, level with

Declension
Declension of cothrom

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cothrom cothroim
Vocative a chothroim a chothroma
Genitive cothroim cothrom
Dative cothrom cothroim

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cothrom na cothroim
Genitive an chothroim na gcothrom
Dative leis an gcothrom

don chothrom

 leis na cothroim

Derived terms

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 43

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish comthrom (“of the same weight”), equivalent to co- +‎ trom. Doublet of cudrom.

Adjective

cothrom

  1. (mathematics) even (not odd)
    Antonym: còrr

Noun

cothrom m (genitive singular cothruim, plural cothroman)

  1. chance, opportunity
  2. balance, equilibrium, equity, impartiality
  3. scales, balance (device)
  4. justice

Derived terms

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

Further reading
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