cuing

See also: cúing

English

Verb

cuing

  1. Alternative spelling of cueing

Noun

cuing (countable and uncountable, plural cuings)

  1. Alternative form of cueing

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuing,[1] from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, nasal-infixed zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Pronunciation

Noun

cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, nominative plural cuingeacha)

  1. yoke
  2. tie, bond
  3. (geography) isthmus, neck (of land)

Declension
Declension of cuing

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cuing cuingeacha
Vocative a chuing a chuingeacha
Genitive cuinge cuingeacha
Dative cuing cuingeacha

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an chuing na cuingeacha
Genitive na cuinge na gcuingeacha
Dative leis an gcuing

don chuing

 leis na cuingeacha

Derived terms
  • cuing an phósta (“the marriage yoke, wedlock”)
  • cuing meá (“beam of balance”)
  • cuing an mhuiníl (“nape of neck”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cuing chuing gcuing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 47, page 25
  3. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 306, page 108

Further reading
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuing”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “cuing” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cuing” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Noun

cuing f

  1. yoke

Descendants
  • Irish: cuing
  • Manx: quing
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuing

Mutation
Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cuingchuingcuing
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɯ̃ĩŋʲkʲ/

Noun

cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, plural cuingean)

  1. (agriculture) yoke
  2. bond, obligation
  3. restraint, hindrance
  4. stoppage
  5. captivity
  6. strait, difficulty
  7. (nautical) yoke of a rudder

Derived terms

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
cuingchuing
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “cuing”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cuing”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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