cúinse

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cuinse

Etymology

From Old Irish cuin(n)siu, cuindsiu, coinsiu (“face, countenance”).

Noun

cúinse m (genitive singular cúinse, nominative plural cúinsí)

  1. countenance
  2. circumstance
    Synonym: toisc
  3. pretext, condition
  4. trick
  5. bribe
    Synonym: breab

Declension

Declension of cúinse (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cúinse cúinsí
vocative a chúinse a chúinsí
genitive cúinse cúinsí
dative cúinse cúinsí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cúinse na cúinsí
genitive an chúinse na gcúinsí
dative leis an gcúinse
don chúinse 		leis na cúinsí

Derived terms

  • anchúinse (“monster”)
  • cúinseach (“wily”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúinse
radical lenition eclipsis
cúinse chúinse gcúinse

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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