comhrac

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cómhrac (superseded) === Etymology === From Old Irish comrac, from Proto-Celtic *komɸroankom (“encounter”). Originally pronounced with /ɡ/ at the end, and the Scottish Gaelic cognate còmhrag is still spelled that way. In Connacht and Ulster it is regular for word-final g to be pronounced /k/ after an unstressed vowel, but in Munster the /k/ pronunciation is etymologically irregular. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoːɾˠək/, /ˈkõːɾˠək/ === Noun === comhrac m (genitive singular comhraic, nominative plural comhraic) verbal noun of comhraic (military) combat, fighting, action fight (conflict of will, strife) meeting, junction (of roads, waters etc.) encounter, engagement (hostile meeting), contest (combat) fray (noisy fighting; loud quarrel) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (fighting, fight): troid (junction): cumar (of rivers, wires, pipes etc.), acomhal (of roads) (encounter): coimhlint (fray): achrann, cath ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cóṁrac”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 241; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comhrac”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN