cuimhne
Irish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish cuimne (“faculty of memory; remembrance, memorial”),<ref<Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuimne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language</ref> from cuman (“remembered, memorable”) (compare Breton koun).
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲə/
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈkɪmʲnə/, /ˈkɪvʲnə/[1]
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ˈkiːmʲɾʲə/, /ˈkiːvʲɾʲə/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɪmʲnʲə/, /ˈkɪ̃vʲnʲə/[2]
Noun
editcuimhne f (genitive singular cuimhne, nominative plural cuimhní)
- memory (with ar plus the thing or person remembered)
- Tá cuimhne agam ar an lá sin. ― I remember that day. (literally, “I have a memory of that day.”)
Declension
editDeclension of cuimhne
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- buanchuimhne f (“lasting remembrance”)
- cuimhne dhinimiciúil f (“dynamic memory”)
- cuimhne inléite amháin f (“read-only memory”)
- cuimhne randamrochtana f (“random access memory”)
- cuimhneach (“recollective; reflective, thoughtful”, adjective)
- cuimhneachán m (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)
- cuimhnigh (“remember”, verb)
- cuir i gcuimhne (“remind”, verb)
- díchuimhne f (“forgetfulness”)
- méaróg chuimhne f (“pen drive”)
Related terms
edit- is cuimhin le (“remember”)
- cuimhneachán m (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)
- cuimhnigh (“remember”, verb)
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cuimhne | chuimhne | gcuimhne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 152
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuimhne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuiṁne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 209
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuimhne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cuimhne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish cuimne (“faculty of memory; remembrance, memorial”), from cuman (“remembered, memorable”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcuimhne f (genitive singular cuimhne, plural cuimhneachan)
- memory, recollection
- Nach glan a’ chuimhne a tha agaibh! ― How accurate your memory is!
- Tha cuimhne agam ort. ― I remember you. (literally, “I have a memory of you.”)
Derived terms
edit- bi cuimhne aig (“remember, recollect”)
- cuimhneachan (“memorial, commemoration; remembrance, souvenir, keepsake, memento; memorandum; mnemonic”)
Related terms
edit- cuimhnich (“to remember, recall, recollect; commemorate”)
Mutation
editScottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
cuimhne | chuimhne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men- (think)
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish feminine nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish fourth-declension nouns
- Scottish Gaelic terms inherited from Old Irish
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
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