cainche

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English coyn, from Old French codoin, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion).

Noun

cainche f (genitive singular cainche, nominative plural cainchí)

1. quince

Declension

Declension of cainche

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cainche cainchí Vocative a chainche a chainchí Genitive cainche cainchí Dative cainche cainchí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chainche na cainchí Genitive na cainche na gcainchí Dative leis an gcainche don chainche leis na cainchí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cainche	chainche	gcainche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cainche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN