cainche

Irish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cotōneum.

Noun

cainche f (genitive singular cainche, nominative plural cainchí)

1. quince

Declension

Declension of cainche

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cainche cainche Vocative a chainche a chainche Genitive cainche cainche Dative cainche cainche

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chainche na cainche Genitive na cainche na gcainche Dative leis an gcainche don chainche leis na cainche

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cainche	chainche	gcainche
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cainche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN