comrac

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• comracc

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *komɸroankom. Cognate with Welsh cyfrang.

Noun

comrac n (genitive comraic)

1. verbal noun of con·ricc: encounter

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	comracN	comracN	comracL, comraca
Vocative	comracN	comracN	comracL, comraca
Accusative	comracN	comracN	comracL, comraca
Genitive	comraicL	comrac	comracN
Dative	comrucL	comracaib	comracaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Middle Irish: comrac
  • Irish: comhrac (with irregular final -c)
  • Scottish Gaelic: còmhrag

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
comrac	chomrac	comrac pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “comrac”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language