cumhdach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cumtach, the verbal noun of con·utaing. Cognate with Manx coodagh and Scottish Gaelic còmhdach.
Noun
cumhdach m (genitive singular cumhdaigh, nominative plural cumhdaigh)
- verbal noun of cumhdaigh
- cover, covering, wrapper
- Synonym: clúdach
- shrine (case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics)
- protection (process of keeping something safe)
- Synonyms: cosaint, anacal
- binding (spine of a book)
- (biology) armature (protective organ, structure, or covering)
- custody (temporary possession)
- upholstery (materials used in upholstering furniture)
- (obsolete) construction
Declension
Declension of cumhdach
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cumhdach | chumhdach | gcumhdach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cumtach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cuṁdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 216
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cumhdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN