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contae
contae
Irish
Alternative forms
- conntae (obsolete)
Noun
contae m (genitive singular contae, nominative plural contaetha)
- (geography) county
- (law) One of the thirty-two modern divisions of government in the Republic of Ireland
Declension
Declension of contae
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- baile contae, príomhbhaile contae (“county town”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| contae | chontae | gcontae |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||