cumann

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish commann (“alliance, pact”), from Latin commentum.

Noun

cumann m (genitive singular cumainn, nominative plural cumainn)

1. companionship, friendship
2. darling, sweetheart

   Synonym: maoinín

3. company, fellowship; community
4. association; club, society

Declension

Declension of cumann

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cumann cumainn Vocative a chumainn a chumanna Genitive cumainn cumann Dative cumann cumainn

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cumann na cumainn Genitive an chumainn na gcumann Dative leis an gcumann don chumann leis na cumainn

Derived terms

• cleamhnas cumainn (“love match”)
• cumann lucht tráchtála (“chamber of commerce”)
• cumannach m (“communist”, noun)
• cumannachas m (“communism”)
• cumannaí m (“communist”, noun)
• cumannaíoch (“communistic”, adjective)
• droch-chumann (“bad companionship”)
• reachtaire cumainn

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumann

1. present indicative analytic of cum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumann	chumann	gcumann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “commann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cumann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024