cumal

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Fula[edit]

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Noun[edit]

cumal

  1. (Pular) fire

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Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cumal f (genitive cumaile, nominative plural cumala)

  1. female servant or slave
  2. a unit of measurement generally worth three milking cows.

Inflection[edit]

Feminine ā-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative cumalL cumailL cumalaH
Vocative cumalL cumailL cumalaH
Accusative cumailN cumailL cumalaH
Genitive cumaileH cumalL cumalN
Dative cumailL cumalaib cumalaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants[edit]

  • Irish: cumhal

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cumal chumal cumal
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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