cúb
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Scots coop, coup (“box-cart”), from Middle English cowpe, ultimately from Latin cupa (“tub, vat, cask”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cúb f (genitive singular cúibe, nominative plural cúba)
Declension edit
Declension of cúb
Derived terms edit
- cúb cearc (“hen-coop”)
- cúb seabhac (“falcons' mews”)
Verb edit
cúb (present analytic cúbann, future analytic cúbfaidh, verbal noun cúbadh, past participle cúbtha)
- (transitive) coop
- (transitive) bend
- (intransitive) cower, shrink
Conjugation edit
conjugation of cúb (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative forms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúb | chúb | gcúb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cùb”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cúb” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cúb” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.