cúis
See also: cuis and cùis
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cúis, from Old Irish caus, cauis, from Latin causa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːʃ/
Noun
cúis f (genitive singular cúise, nominative plural cúiseanna)
- cause, reason, source
- Synonym: bunúdar, fáth, údar
- (philosophy) cause
- Synonym: cúisiú
- (law) case
- movement, cause
Declension
Declension of cúis
Second declension
Bare forms
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúis | chúis | gcúis |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "cúis" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “1 cúis”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN