cuimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From cuimhne (“memory”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲnʲa(x)/[1], /ˈkɨ̞mʲnʲa(x)/[2]

Adjective

cuimhneach (genitive singular masculine cuimhnigh, genitive singular feminine cuimhní, plural cuimhneacha, comparative cuimhní)

  1. recollective
  2. reflective, thoughtful

Declension

Declension of cuimhneach
Positive singular plural
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

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuimhneach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuimhneach chuimhneach gcuimhneach

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

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