cumas

See also: Cumas

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmˠəsˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish commus (“controlling, power”), verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (“to control, appoint”), from the verb midithir (“to judge, measure”) with preverb com- (“with”).

Noun

cumas m (genitive singular cumais)

1. power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, faculty (of speech, etc.)

Declension

Declension of cumas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cumas Vocative a chumais Genitive cumais Dative cumas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cumas Genitive an chumais Dative leis an gcumas don chumas

Synonyms

• ábaltacht (“capability, ability”)
• acmhainn (“ability, capacity, capability”)
• acmhainneacht (“capability, potential, ability”)
• bua (“aptitude”)
• infheidhmeacht (“aptitude”)
• inniúlacht (“ability, competence, aptitude”)
• mianach (“aptitude”)
• poitéinseal (“capability, potential”)

 

Derived terms

• cumasach (“capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely”)
• ilchumas (“versatility”)
• míchumas (“inability”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumas

1. present indicative relative of cum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumas	chumas	gcumas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From contraction of preposition com (“with”) + feminine plural article umas (“some”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.mɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.mɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ku.mɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ku.mas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.mɐʃ/

Contraction

cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)

1. (Portugal, informal) Contraction of com umas.

Spanish

Noun

cumas m pl

1. plural of cuma