ciumhais

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish cimas (edge, border, limit).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

ciumhais f (genitive singular ciumhaise, nominative plural ciumhaiseanna or ciumhsa)

  1. border, edge, edging, fringe, verge
  2. strip
  3. (Cois Fharraige) single-width blanket
  4. outskirts
  5. (astronomy) limb (apparent visual edge)

Declension

Declension of ciumhais (second declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chiumhais na ciumhaiseanna
genitive na ciumhaise na gciumhaiseanna
dative leis an gciumhais
don chiumhais
leis na ciumhaiseanna

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Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciumhais
radical lenition eclipsis
ciumhais chiumhais gciumhais

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cimas”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 43
  3. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 418, page 136
  4. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1406, page 321
  5. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 51, page 23

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