cúinne
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cúinne m (genitive singular cúinne, nominative plural cúinní)
- angle (corner where two walls intersect), corner (space in the angle between converging lines or walls), nook (small corner formed by two walls)
Declension edit
Declension of cúinne
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúinne | chúinne | gcúinne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cúinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cúinne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 210
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cúinne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cúinne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.