cumas
See also: Cumas
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish commus (“controlling, power”),[2] verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (“to control, appoint”), from the verb midithir (“to judge, measure”) with preverb com- (“with”).
Noun edit
cumas m (genitive singular cumais)
- power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, faculty (of speech, etc.)
Declension edit
Declension of cumas
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Synonyms edit
- 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 edit
- cumasach (“capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely”)
- ilchumas (“versatility”)
- míchumas (“inability”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
cumas
- present indicative relative of cum
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cumas | chumas | gcumas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85
- ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “commus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cumas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cumas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From contraction of preposition com (“with”) + feminine plural article umas (“some”).
Pronunciation edit
Contraction edit
cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
cumas m pl