cúnaigh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish congnaid, from Old Irish con·gní.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːnˠə/, /ˈkuːnˠə/[1]

Verb

cúnaigh (present analytic cúnaíonn, future analytic cúnóidh, verbal noun cúnamh, past participle cúnaithe)

  1. (rare) to help [with le]

Usage notes

Quite rare as a finite verb. Constructions such as tabhair cúnamh do (to help, transitive) and bí i do chúnamh (to help, intransitive) are much more common.

Conjugation

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
cúnaigh chúnaigh gcúnaigh

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

References

  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 159

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