cuimhneach
Irish
Adjective
cuimhneach (genitive singular masculine cuimhnigh, genitive singular feminine cuimhní, plural cuimhneacha, comparative cuimhní)
Declension
Declension of cuimhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cuimhneach | chuimhneach | cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha² | |
| Vocative | chuimhnigh | cuimhneacha | ||
| Genitive | cuimhní | cuimhneacha | cuimhneach | |
| Dative | cuimhneach; chuimhneach¹ |
chuimhneach; chuimhnigh (archaic) |
cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cuimhní | |||
| Superlative | is cuimhní | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- cuimhneachán m (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuimhneach | chuimhneach | gcuimhneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cuimhneach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “cuimhneach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cuimhneach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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