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cuing
cuing
See also: cúing
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.
Noun
cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, nominative plural cuingeacha)
Declension
Declension of cuing
Second declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuing | chuing | gcuing |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.
Noun
cuing f
Descendants
Mutation
| Middle Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cuing | chuing | cuing pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cuing, from Proto-Celtic *kom-yungis, from Proto-Indo-European *yung-, zero grade present stem of *yewg-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɯ̃ĩŋʲkʲ/
Noun
cuing f (genitive singular cuinge, plural cuingean)
- (agriculture) yoke
- bond, obligation
- restraint, hinderance
- stoppage
- captivity
- strait, difficulty
- (nautical) yoke of a rudder
Derived terms
- a' chuing (“asthma”)
- eadar-chuing (“heterozygote”)
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9