cainche

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle English coyn, from Old French codoin, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion).

Noun

cainche f (genitive singular cainche, nominative plural cainchí)

  1. quince

Declension

Declension of cainche (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative cainche cainchí
vocative a chainche a chainchí
genitive cainche cainchí
dative cainche cainchí
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chainche na cainchí
genitive na cainche na gcainchí
dative leis an gcainche
don chainche 		leis na cainchí

Mutation

Mutated forms of cainche
radical lenition eclipsis
cainche chainche gcainche

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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