cumann

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish commann (“alliance, pact”), from Latin commentum.

Noun

cumann m (genitive singular cumainn, nominative plural cumainn)

  1. companionship, friendship
  2. darling, sweetheart
    Synonym: maoinín
  3. company, fellowship; community
  4. association; club, society
Declension
Declension of cumann (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative cumann cumainn
vocative a chumainn a chumanna
genitive cumainn cumann
dative cumann cumainn
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cumann na cumainn
genitive an chumainn na gcumann
dative leis an gcumann
don chumann 		leis na cumainn
Derived terms
  • cleamhnas cumainn (“love match”)
  • cumann lucht tráchtála (“chamber of commerce”)
  • cumannach m (“communist”, noun)
  • cumannachas m (“communism”)
  • cumannaí m (“communist”, noun)
  • cumannaíoch (“communistic”, adjective)
  • droch-chumann (“bad companionship”)
  • reachtaire cumainn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumann

  1. present indicative analytic of cum

Mutation

Mutated forms of cumann
radical lenition eclipsis
cumann chumann gcumann

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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