cúramach
See also: curamach and cùramach
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish cúramach (“solicitous, careful”), equivalent to cúram + -ach.
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾˠəmˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾˠəmˠa(h)/
Adjective
cúramach (genitive singular masculine cúramaigh, genitive singular feminine cúramaí, plural cúramacha, comparative cúramaí)
- careful
- tender
- busy, full of care
Declension
Declension of cúramach
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | cúramach | chúramach | cúramacha; chúramacha² | |
| Vocative | chúramaigh | cúramacha | ||
| Genitive | cúramaí | cúramacha | cúramach | |
| Dative | cúramach; chúramach¹ | chúramach; chúramaigh (archaic) | cúramacha; chúramacha² | |
| Comparative | níos cúramaí | |||
| Superlative | is cúramaí | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- anchúramach (“over-solicitous; officious”, adjective)
- mórchúramach (“exercising great care, great responsibility”, adjective)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| cúramach | chúramach | gcúramach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "cúramach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cúramach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- “careful” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Old Irish
Etymology
From cúram (“care, solicitude, responsibility”) + -ach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuːramax/
Adjective
cúramach
- solicitous, careful
Descendants
- Irish: cúramach
- Manx: currymagh
- Scottish Gaelic: cùramach
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cúramach | chúramach | cúramach pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cúramach” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.