cúnamh
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish congnam, verbal noun of con·gní.[2] By surface analysis, cún(aigh) + -amh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːn̪ˠəvˠ/[3]
- (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈkuːnˠə/ ~ /ˈkoːnˠə/[4], (Cois Fharraige) /ˈkuːn̪ˠə/[5]
- (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkuːnˠuː/[6], [ˈkũːnˠũː][7]
Noun
[edit]cúnamh m (genitive singular as substantive cúnaimh, genitive as verbal noun cúnta)
- verbal noun of cúnaigh
- help, aid, assistance
- D’ordaigh Dia cúnamh; is maith le Dia (féin) cúnamh.
- God helps those who help themselves.
Declension
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Synonyms
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[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cúnamh | chúnamh | gcúnamh |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]References
- ^ “cúnamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “congnam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 302, page 153
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 166
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 452, page 249
- ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 483, page 132
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 172, page 65
Further reading
[edit]- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “congnaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 180
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cúnamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -amh
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish verbal nouns
- Irish terms with usage examples
- Irish first-declension nouns