ar chuma

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Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛɾʲˈxʊmˠə/

Etymology 1

Preposition

ar chuma (plus genitive, triggers no mutation)

in the manner of, like

Inflection

Inflection of *ar chuma*
	Person:		simple	emphatic
singular	first		ar mo chuma	ar mo chumasa
	second		ar do chuma	ar do chumasa
	third	m	ar a chuma	ar a chumasan
	third	f	ar a cuma	ar a cumasa

plural	first		ar ár gcuma	ar ár gcumana
	second		ar bhur gcuma	ar bhur gcumasa
	third		ar a gcuma	ar a gcumasan

Derived terms

ar chuma go (“so that, so as to, in such a way that”)
ar chuma éigin (“somehow”)
ar chuma eile (“otherwise”)

Further reading

“ar chuma”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuma”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Phrase

past/conditional interrogative of is cuma
ar chuma leat? ― would you mind? would it matter to you?

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