cúnamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• congnamh (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːn̪ˠəvˠ/
• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːnˠə/, (Aran also) /ˈkoːnˠə/
• (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːnˠuː/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːnˠu/

Noun

cúnamh m (genitive singular as substantive cúnaimh, genitive as verbal noun cúnta)

1. verbal noun of cúnaigh
2. help, aid, assistance

   D’ordaigh Dia cúnamh; is maith le Dia (féin) cúnamh.

   God helps those who help themselves.

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

Terms derived from cúnamh

• áirse chúnta
• briathar cúnta
• comhlacht cúnta
• cúnamh airgid
• cúnamh a thabhairt do
• cúnamh dífhostaíochta

• cúnamh teaghlaigh
• cúntach
• féinchúnamh
• guta cúnta
• inneall cúnta

• lámh chúnta
• le cúnamh Dé
• lucht cúnta
• múinteoir cúnta
• teacht chun cúnaimh ar

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.

References

• “congnaṁ” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Further reading

• "cúnamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “congnam” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.