cosúlacht

== Irish == === Alternative forms === cosamhalacht, cosamhlachd, cosmhaileacht, cosmhalachd (obsolete) cosmhalacht, cosamhlacht (superseded) cosúileas, cosúilt === Etymology === From Middle Irish cosmailecht. By surface analysis, cosúil (“like, resembling”) +‎ -acht. === Pronunciation === (Munster) IPA(key): /kəˈsˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/; /ˈkosˠvˠəl̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form cosmhalacht) (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkosˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/, /ˈkɞsˠuːlˠəxt̪ˠ/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɔsˠulˠɑ(x)t̪ˠ/, /ˈkɔsˠ(ə)l̪ˠa(x)t̪ˠ/, (Tory Island) [ˈkɔsˠulˠaɾˠt̪ˠ], [ˈkɔsˠl̪ˠaɾˠt̪ˠ] === Noun === cosúlacht f (genitive singular cosúlachta, nominative plural cosúlachtaí) likeness; appearance, resemblance Synonym: cosúilt ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cosúlaigh (“liken”, transitive verb) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === A. Palandri, Ú. Bhreathnach, M. Měchura, G. Ó Cleircín, and B. Ó Raghallaigh, (2026), “cosúlacht”, in Taisce Chanúintí na Gaeilge - Repository of Irish Dialects‎[2] (in Irish and English), Dublin City University Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cosṁalaċt”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 254; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN “cosúlacht”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cosúlacht”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN