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cuimhneach
cuimhneach
Irish
Adjective
cuimhneach (genitive singular masculine cuimhnigh, genitive singular feminine cuimhní)
Declension
Declension of cuimhneach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cuimhneach | cuimhneach¹ | cuimhneacha³ | |
| Vocative | cuimhnigh¹ | cuimhneach¹ | cuimhneacha | |
| Genitive | cuimhnigh¹ | cuimhní (obsolete) cuimhnighe |
cuimhneacha | cuimhneach |
| Dative | cuimhneach² | cuimhneach¹ (archaic) cuimhnigh¹ |
cuimhneacha³ | |
| Comparative | cuimhní (obsolete) cuimhnighe |
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¹ This form is lenited after a noun if possible.
² This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
³ This form is lenited if possible when the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- cuimhneachán (“commemoration; memento, souvenir”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cuimhneach | chuimhneach | gcuimhneach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||