cumar
See also: Cumar
Irish
Etymology
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Noun
cumar m (genitive singular cumair, nominative plural cumair)
- ravine (usually with stream)
- steep-sided inlet (of sea)
- channel, rut
- confluence of two or more rivers.
Declension
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Alternative forms
- comar (obsolete)
Derived terms
- cumarach (“channelled, rutted”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cumar | chumar | gcumar |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cumar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025