# comhairle
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈkũːɾˠl̠ʲɪ/, /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲɪ/
* (Connacht) IPA: /ˈkuːɾʲlʲə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkõːɾˠl̠ʲə/

### Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, nominative plural comhairlí or comhairleacha)
* (piece of) advice, counsel; direction, influence
* council

#### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
comhairle
comhairlí
vocative
a chomhairle
a chomhairlí
genitive
comhairle
comhairlí
dative
comhairle
comhairlí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chomhairle
na comhairlí
genitive
na comhairle
na gcomhairlí
dative
leis an gcomhairle don chomhairle
leis na comhairlí :
* Alternative plural: comhairleacha

#### Derived terms

* ardchomhairle (“supreme council”)
* comhairleach (“advisory, consultative”, adjective)
* comhairleoir (“adviser, counsellor; councillor”)
* comhairligh (“advise, counsel; decide, resolve”, verb)
* dea-chomhairle (“good counsel”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 169, page 86
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 168
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 226, page 83

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “comhairle”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “comhairle”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “comhairle”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish comairle (“advice, counsel, council”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis) IPA: /ˈkʰõ.ərˠl(ə)/
* (Uist) IPA: /ˈkʰɔ̃.ərˠʎə/, [ˈkʰɔ̃ˑ.ərˠʎə]
* (Barra) IPA: [ˈkʰɔ̝̃ˑ.ər̥ˠʎʌ]

### Noun

comhairle f (genitive singular comhairle, plural comhairlean)
* advice
* council

#### Derived terms

* comhairle-riaghlaidh (“junta”)
* comhairlich (“advise”, verb)
* comhairliche (“councillor”)
* neach-comhairle (“counselor”)
* tairg comhairle do (“advise”, verb)
* thoir comhairle do/air (“advise”, verb)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comairle”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

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