cumas
See also: Cumas
Galician
Noun
cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)
- reintegrationist spelling of cunhas
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish commus (“controlling, power”),[3] verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (“to control, appoint”), from the verb midithir (“to judge, measure”) with preverb com- (“with”).
Noun
cumas m (genitive singular cumais)
- power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, faculty (of speech, etc.)
Declension
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Synonyms
- ábaltacht (“capability, ability”)
- acmhainn (“ability, capacity, capability”)
- acmhainneacht (“capability, potential, ability”)
- bua (“aptitude”)
- infheidhmeacht (“aptitude”)
- inniúlacht (“ability, competence, aptitude”)
- mianach (“aptitude”)
- poitéinseal (“capability, potential”)
Derived terms
- cumasach (“capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely”)
- ilchumas (“versatility”)
- míchumas (“inability”)
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cumas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 295; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cumas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
cumas
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cumas | chumas | gcumas |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 166, page 85
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 160
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “commus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Portuguese
Etymology
From contraction of preposition com (“with”) + feminine plural article umas (“some”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.mɐs/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ku.mɐʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.mas/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mɐʃ/
Contraction
cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)
Spanish
Noun
cumas m pl
- plural of cuma