Cuimreach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) +‎ -each.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkumuɾəx/
• Hyphenation: Cuim‧reach

Noun

Cuimreach m (genitive singular Cuimrich, plural Cuimrich)

1. Welshman

Declension

Declension of Cuimreach (type I masculine noun)

Indefinite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Cuimreach	Cuimrich
Genitive	Cuimrich	Chuimreach
Dative	Cuimreach	Cuimrich; Cuimreachaibh*
Definite
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	(an) Cuimreach	(na) Cuimrich
Genitive	(a') Chuimrich	(nan) Cuimreach
Dative	(a') Chuimreach	(na) Cuimrich; Cuimreachaibh*
Vocative	(a) Chuimrich	(a) Chuimreacha

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Adjective

Cuimreach (genitive singular masculine Cuimrich, genitive singular feminine Cuimriche or Cuimrich, nominative plural Cuimreach)

1. 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