cuir i gcuimhne

Irish

Etymology

Literally, “to put in memory”

Verb

cuir i gcuimhne

  1. to call up, suggest, evoke, be reminiscent of
    Cuireann an ceol seo saothar luath Mhozart i gcuimhne.
    This music is reminiscent of Mozart's early work.
  2. to remind (with the thing reminded of as the direct object and the person reminded as the object of do)
    Cuireann an phéintéireacht sin mo mháthair i gcuimhne dom.
    That painting reminds me of my mother.
    (literally, “This painting puts my mother into memory for me.”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuir i gcuimhne
radical lenition eclipsis
cuir i gcuimhne chuir i gcuimhne gcuir i gcuimhne

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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