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cúnamh

cúnamh

Irish

Alternative forms

congnamh (obsolete)

Noun

cúnamh m ‎(genitive as noun cúnaimh, as verbal noun cúnta)

verbal noun of cúnaigh
help, aid, assistance
Proverb: D'ordaigh Dia cúnamh; is maith le Dia (féin) cúnamh.‎ ― God helps those who help themselves.

Declension

Declension of cúnamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cúnamh
Vocative	a chúnaimh
Genitive	cúnaimh
Dative	cúnamh

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an cúnamh
Genitive	an chúnaimh
Dative	leis an gcúnamh don chúnamh

Synonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from cúnamh

áirse chúnta ‎(“relieving arch”)
briathar cúnta ‎(“auxiliary verb”)
comhlacht cúnta ‎(“subsidiary company”)
cúnamh airgid ‎(“financial help”)
cúnamh a thabhairt do (dhuine) ‎(“to help (someone)”)
cúnamh dífhostaíochta ‎(“unemployment benefit”)

cúnamh teaghlaigh ‎(“home assistance”)
cúntach ‎(“helpful; auxiliary”, adjective)
féinchúnamh ‎(“self-help”)
guta cúnta ‎(“epenthetic vowel”)
inneall cúnta ‎(“relief engine”)

lámh chúnta ‎(“helping hand”)
le cúnamh Dé ‎(“God willing”)
lucht cúnta ‎(“helpers”)
múinteoir cúnta ‎(“assistant teacher”)
teacht chun cúnaimh ar (dhuine) ‎(“to come to (someone's) assistance”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúnamh	chúnamh	gcúnamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

"cúnamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“congnam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.