cumhdaigh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish cumtaigid (whence also Scottish Gaelic còmhdaich and Manx coodee), denominal from Old Irish cumtach, the verbal noun of con·utaing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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cumhdaigh (present analytic cumhdaíonn, future analytic cumhdóidh, verbal noun cumhdach, past participle cumhdaithe)

  1. to cover, cover up
  2. to keep, preserve, protect
    Synonym: coinnigh
  3. (law, literary) to enshrine (protect within an official law or treaty)
  4. to upholster
  5. to jacket (enclose or encase in a jacket)
  6. to muffle (wrap up for warmth, protection or security)
  7. to roof (cover or furnish with a roof)
    Synonym: díon
  8. (literary) to build
    Synonyms: tóg, déan

Conjugation

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
cumhdaigh chumhdaigh gcumhdaigh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 130, page 50

Further reading

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