cúinne
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cúinne m (genitive singular cúinne, nominative plural cúinní)
- angle (corner where two walls intersect), corner (space in the angle between converging lines or walls), nook (small corner formed by two walls)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cúinne
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúinne | chúinne | gcúinne |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cúinne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cúinne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 210
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúinne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “cúinne” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “cúinne” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.