cumas

See also: Cumas

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

cumas m (genitive singular cumais)

1. power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, (of speech, etc.) faculty

Declension

Declension of cumas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative cumas Vocative a chumais Genitive cumais Dative cumas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an cumas Genitive an chumais Dative leis an gcumas don chumas

Synonyms

• acmhainn (“ability, capacity, capability”)
• acmhainneacht (“capability, potential, ability”)
• poitéinseal (“capability, potential”)
• infheidhmeacht, bua, mianach (“aptitude”)
• ábaltacht (“capability, ability”)
• inniúlacht (“ability, competence, aptitude”)

Derived terms

• cumasach (“capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely”)
• ilchumas (“versatility”)

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumas

1. present indicative relative of cum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumas	chumas	gcumas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cumas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024