cumhrán

Irish

Etymology

From cumhra (“fragrant”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cumhrán m (genitive singular cumháin, nominative plural cumháin)

1. scent, perfume, fragrance

Declension

Declension of cumhrán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cumhrán cumhráin Vocative a chumhráin a chumhrána Genitive cumhráin cumhrán Dative cumhrán cumhráin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cumhrán na cumhráin Genitive an chumhráin na gcumhrán Dative leis an gcumhrán don chumhrán leis na cumhráin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumhrán	chumhrán	gcumhrán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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