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)

Declension

Declension of *cuimhneach*
	singular		plural (m/f)
Positive	masculine	feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
nominative	cuimhneach	chuimhneach	cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha²
vocative	chuimhnigh	chuimhneach	cuimhneacha
genitive	chuimhnigh	cuimhní	cuimhneacha	cuimhneach
dative	cuimhneach; chuimhneach¹	chuimhneach; chuimhnigh (archaic)	cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha²
Comparative	níos cuimhní
Superlative	is cuimhní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

cuimhneachán m (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of *cuimhneach*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuimhneach	chuimhneach	gcuimhneach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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