Cuimreach
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) + -each.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumuɾəx/
- Hyphenation: Cuim‧reach
Noun
Cuimreach m (genitive singular Cuimrich, plural Cuimrich)
- Welshman
Declension
Declension of Cuimreach (type I masculine noun)
| Indefinite | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | Cuimreach | Cuimrich |
| Genitive | Cuimrich | Chuimreach |
| Dative | Cuimreach | Cuimrich |
| Definite | ||
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | (an) Cuimreach | (na) Cuimrich |
| Genitive | (an) Chuimrich | (nan) Cuimreach |
| Dative | (an) Chuimreach | (na) Cuimrich |
| Vocative | (a) Chuimrich | (a) Chuimreacha |
Adjective
Cuimreach (genitive singular masculine Cuimrich, genitive singular feminine Cuimriche or Cuimrich, nominative plural Cuimreach)
- Welsh
Declension
Declension of Cuimreach (type I adjective)
| Masculine | Feminine | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Cuimreach | Chuimreach | Cuimreach |
| Genitive | Chuimrich | Cuimriche, Cuimrich | Cuimreach |
| Dative | Cuimreach | Chuimrich | Cuimreach |
| Vocative | Chuimrich | Chuimreach | Cuimreach |
Related terms
- a' Chuimrigh (“Wales”)
- Cuimris (“Welsh”)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| Cuimreach | Chuimreach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Colin Mark (2003), “Cuimreach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 192