cúngach

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cúngacht, cúngaraíocht, cúnglach, cúngrach, cúngracht
  • cumhangrach, cumhgach, cumhgrach, cúmhgrach, cumhghrach (obsolete)[1]

Etymology

From cúng +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkuːŋ(ɡ)əx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkũːɡla(x)/[2] (corresponding to the form cúnglach)

Noun

cúngach m (genitive singular cúngaigh, nominative plural cúngaigh)

  1. narrowness
    Synonym: cúinge
  2. congestion (accumulation, buildup; excess of traffic)
  3. strait (narrow channel of water; difficult position)

Declension

Declension of cúngach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cúngach cúngaigh
vocative a chúngaigh a chúngacha
genitive cúngaigh cúngach
dative cúngach cúngaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cúngach na cúngaigh
genitive an chúngaigh na gcúngach
dative leis an gcúngach
don chúngach 		leis na cúngaigh

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúngach
radical lenition eclipsis
cúngach chúngach gcúngach

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

References

  1. ^ “cúngach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 51, page 23

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