cuimhneach

Irish

Etymology

From cuimhne (“memory”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲnʲa(x)/, /ˈkɨ̞mʲnʲa(x)/

Adjective

cuimhneach (genitive singular masculine cuimhnigh, genitive singular feminine cuimhní, plural cuimhneacha, comparative cuimhní)

1. recollective
2. reflective, thoughtful

Declension

Declension of cuimhneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	cuimhneach	chuimhneach	cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha²
Vocative	chuimhnigh		cuimhneacha
Genitive		cuimhní	cuimhneacha	cuimhneach
Dative	cuimhneach; chuimhneach¹	chuimhneach; chuimhnigh (archaic)	cuimhneacha; chuimhneacha²
Comparative	níos cuimhní
Superlative	is cuimhní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

• cuimhneachán m (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cuimhneach	chuimhneach	gcuimhneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuimhneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuimhneach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cuimhneach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024