cúiteamh

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cúitem.

Noun

cúiteamh m (genitive singular cúitimh)

  1. compensation, equalization, indemnity, recompense, reparation, restitution, retribution
  2. (golf) borrow, break

Declension

Declension of cúiteamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative cúiteamh
vocative a chúitimh
genitive cúitimh
dative cúiteamh
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an cúiteamh
genitive an chúitimh
dative leis an gcúiteamh
don chúiteamh

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • cúitigh (“requite, compensate”, verb)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúiteamh
radical lenition eclipsis
cúiteamh chúiteamh gcúiteamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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