# cónra
## Irish
### Alternative forms

* comhra, cónair
* comhnair, cómhra (superseded)

### Etymology

From Old Irish comrar.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈkuːɾˠ(h)ə/ ~ /ˈkoːɾˠ(h)ə/ (as if spelled comhartha, presumably a confusion of comhra and comhartha)
* (Connacht)
** (Galway) IPA: /ˈkoːɾˠə/ (from comhra), /ˈkun̪ˠɾˠə/, [ˈkun̪ˠtɾˠə]
** (Mayo) IPA: /ˈkoːnˠɾˠə/, [ˈkoːnˠ(t)ɾˠə], [ˈkoːnˠ(d)ɾˠə]
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkoːnˠɾˠə/; /ˈkõːnəɾʲ/ (from cónair)

### Noun

cónra f (genitive singular cónra or cónrann or cónrach, nominative plural cónraí or cónranna or cónracha)
* coffin, casket

#### Declension

Standard inflection (fourth declension):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cónra
cónraí
vocative
a chónra
a chónraí
genitive
cónra
cónraí
dative
cónra
cónraí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chónra
na cónraí
genitive
na cónra
na gcónraí
dative
leis an gcónra don chónra
leis na cónraí :
Alternative inflection (fifth declension n-stem):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cónra
cónranna
vocative
a chónra
a chónranna
genitive
cónrann
cónrann
dative
cónra cónrainn (archaic, dialectal)
cónranna
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chónra
na cónranna
genitive
na cónrann
na gcónrann
dative
leis an gcónra leis an gcónrainn (archaic, dialectal) don chónra don chónrainn (archaic, dialectal)
leis na cónranna :
Alternative inflection (fifth declension k-stem):
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
cónra
cónracha
vocative
a chónra
a chónracha
genitive
cónrach
cónrach
dative
cónra cónraigh (archaic, dialectal)
cónracha
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an chónra
na cónracha
genitive
na cónrach
na gcónrach
dative
leis an gcónra leis an gcónraigh (archaic, dialectal) don chónra don chónraigh (archaic, dialectal)
leis na cónracha :

### 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), “comrar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1938) Description d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Description of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ancienne Honoré Champion, § 52, page 43
* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 253, page 118
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 282
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 321
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 315, page 61
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 204, page 47
* ↑ Wagner, Heinrich (1959) Gaeilge Theilinn: Foghraidheacht, Gramadach, Téacsanna [The Irish of Teelin: Phonetics, Grammar, Texts] (in Irish), Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 548.2, page 221; reprinted 1979
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 442, page 142

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cóṁra”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 178
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cónra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN