cocubus
Old Irish
Etymology
From com- (“mutual, equal”) + cubus (“conscience”) (confused with cobais, from Latin cōnfessiō), from com- (“mutual, equal”) + fius (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cocubus m
- conscience
- Synonym: cubus
Descendants
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
cocubus | chocubus | cocubus pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cocubus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language