cosaint

Irish

Etymology

cosain +‎ -t; largely replaces earlier cosnamh as the verbal noun of cosain.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞsˠənʲtʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔsˠən̠ʲtʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌsˠən̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

cosaint f (genitive singular cosanta)

1. verbal noun of cosain
2. defense, protection

Declension

Declension of cosaint

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural for this noun): Case Singular Nominative cosaint Vocative a chosaint Genitive cosanta Dative cosaint

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an chosaint Genitive na cosanta Dative leis an gcosaint don chosaint

Derived terms

• is é cosaint na pingine a chruachas na puint (“take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosaint	chosaint	gcosaint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “cosaint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cosaint”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 185
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cosaint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN