See also: cuis and cùis

Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish cúis, from Old Irish caus, cauis, from Latin causa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cúis f (genitive singular cúise, nominative plural cúiseanna)

  1. cause, reason, source
    Synonyms: bunúdar, fáth, údar
  2. (philosophy) cause
    Synonym: cúisiú
  3. (law) case
  4. movement, cause

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cúis chúis gcúis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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