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

Positive	singular		plural
	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

Mutated forms of cuimhneach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cuimhneach	chuimhneach	gcuimhneach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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, 2013–2025