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cosanta

to earn (past part. of cosain)

Verbdict

"cosanta" means "to earn (past part. of cosain)" in Irish (verb). Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chosanta, Urú → gcosanta.

Mutation forms

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

MutationForm
Base formcosanta
Séimhiúchosanta
Urúgcosanta

"cosanta" in context

4 Leis seo cuirtear na Fórsaí Cosanta faoi ardcheannas an Uachtaráin.

4 The supreme command of the Defence Forces is hereby vested in the President.

B2

5 1° An t-ardcheannas ar na Fórsaí Cosanta is le dlí a rialófar an modh ar a n-oibreofar é.

5 1° The exercise of the supreme command of the Defence Forces shall be regulated by law.

B2

2° Is ón Uachtarán a bheidh a ghairm ag gach oifigeach gairme de na Fórsaí Cosanta.

2° All commissioned officers of the Defence Forces shall hold their commissions from the President.

B1

5° Ach aon ghníomh de ghníomhartha na bhFórsaí Cosanta le linn eisíthe nó ceannairce faoi arm, ní cead aon ní dá bhfuil san alt seo a agairt chun an gníomh sin a thoirmeasc nó a rialú nó a bhac.

5° Nothing in this section, however, shall be invoked to prohibit, control, or interfere with any act of the Defence Forces during the existence of a state of war or armed rebellion.

C1

—(1) Gach toghthóir Dála no Seanaid in aon dáilcheanntar contae no buirge atá ina bhall lán-tuarastail d'fhórsa cosanta Shaorstáit Éireann, iontrálfar é, más mian leis é, ar liost postvótáluithe a dháilcheanntair.

—(1) Every Dáil or Seanad elector in any county or borough constituency who is a member of the defence force of Saorstát Eireann on full pay shall, if he so desires, be entered on the postal voters list of his constituency.

C1

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