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codladh

sleep

NounMasculineB1/ˈkɔl̪ˠə/

"codladh" means "sleep" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkɔl̪ˠə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chodladh, Urú → gcodladh.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "codladh" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcodladh
Séimhiúchodladh
Urúgcodladh

"codladh" in context

Tá an madra ag codladh sa charr.

The dog is sleeping in the car.

A2

Is mian liom codladh.

I want to sleep.

A2

Bhí orainn codladh in aon seomra.

We has to sleep in the same room. We had to share a room.

A2

Tá sí ina codladh.

She is asleep.

A1

Further reading

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