comharba

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cómharba (superseded) === Etymology === From Middle Irish comarba, from Old Irish comarbbae. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoːɾˠbˠə/ === Noun === comharba m (genitive singular comharba, nominative plural comharbaí) (Christianity, historical) A title given to the designated successor of the founder of a religious institution. successor; inheritor ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: coarb === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cóṁarba”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 236; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comharba”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN