Carghas

Irish

Alternative forms
  • caraos, Caraos, cargas, Cargas, carghas, Corgas
  • carghaos, Carghaos, carghus, Carghus, cargus, Cargus, corgas, Corgas, corghas, Corghas, corghus, Corghus, corgus, Corgus (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.[2]

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kɑˈɾˠiːsˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkaɾˠiːsˠ/[3]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔɾˠəɡəsˠ/[4] (corresponding to the form Corgas)

Proper noun

Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

  1. (Christianity) Lent

Declension
Declension of Carghas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Carghas
Vocative a Charghais
Genitive Carghais
Dative Carghas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an Carghas
Genitive an Charghais
Dative leis an gCarghas

don Charghas

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

References
  1. “Carghas”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “Corgus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 542, page 101
  4. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 138, page 54

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Corgus, from Latin quadrāgēsima.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaɾa.əs̪/

Proper noun

Carghas m (genitive Carghais)

  1. Lent

Usage notes
  • Usually used with the definite article: an Carghas.

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