cuisneach

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪʃn̠ʲəx/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊʃn̠ʲa(x)/^[1]

Adjective

cuisneach (genitive singular masculine cuisgnigh, genitive singular feminine cuisní, plural cuisneacha, comparative cuisní)

frosty
Synonyms: reoite, cuisniúil

Declension

Declension of *cuisenach*
Positive	singular		plural
Positive	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	cuisenach	chuisenach	cuisenacha; chuisenacha²
vocative	chuisnigh	chuisenach	cuisenacha
genitive	chuisnigh	cuisní	cuisenacha	cuisenach
dative	cuisenach; chuisenach¹	chuisenach; chuisnigh (archaic)	cuisenacha; chuisenacha²

Comparative	níos cuisní
Superlative	is cuisní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cuisneach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuisneach	chuisneach	gcuisneach

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19

“cuisneach”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuisneach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuisneach”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 212
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuisneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 19

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