cúnamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• congnamh (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish congnam, verbal noun of con·gní.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): [ˈkuːn̪ˠəvˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): [ˈkuːnəvˠ], [ˈkuːnˠuː]
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): [ˈkuːnˠu]

Noun

cúnamh m (genitive cúnaimh)

1. aid, assistance

Declension

Declension of cúnamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cúnamh Vocative a chúnaimh Genitive cúnaimh Dative cúnamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cúnamh Genitive an chúnaimh Dative leis an gcúnamh don chúnamh

Synonyms

• cabhair
• cuidiú

Derived terms

• cúntach (“helpful; auxiliary”)
• féinchúnamh (“self-help”)
• le cúnamh Dé (“God willing”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cúnamh	chúnamh	gcúnamh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.