cuimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From cuimhne (memory) + -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲnʲa(x)/[1], /ˈkɨ̞mʲnʲa(x)/[2]

Adjective

cuimhneach (genitive singular masculine cuimhnigh, genitive singular feminine cuimhní, plural cuimhneacha, comparative cuimhní)

  1. recollective
  2. reflective, thoughtful

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuimhneach chuimhneach gcuimhneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 98, page 39
  2. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

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