cúram

See also: curam and cùram

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *cúramm, from Latin cūram, accusative singular of cūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɾˠəmˠ/

Noun

cúram m (genitive singular cúraim, nominative plural cúraimí)

1. care, responsibility
2. family (as a social and financial responsibility)
3. charge, task

Declension

Declension of cúram (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cúram cúraimí vocative a chúraim a chúrama genitive cúraim cúram dative cúram cúraimí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an cúram na cúraimí genitive an chúraim na gcúram dative leis an gcúram don chúram leis na cúraimí

Derived terms

• cúramaí
• cúramán
• cúramóir (“carer”)
• féinchúram (“self-care”)
• mórchúramach

Related terms

• cúramach (“careful”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúram

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cúram	chúram	gcúram

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cúram”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 297; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cúram”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN