Cuimreach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Welsh Cymru (“Wales”) +‎ -each.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkumuɾəx/
  • Hyphenation: Cuim‧reach

Noun

Cuimreach m (genitive singular Cuimrich, plural Cuimrich)

  1. Welshman

Declension
Declension of Cuimreach (type I masculine noun)
Indefinite
Singular Plural
Nominative Cuimreach Cuimrich
Genitive Cuimrich Chuimreach
Dative Cuimreach Cuimrich; Cuimreachaibh*
Definite
Singular Plural
Nominative (an) Cuimreach (na) Cuimrich
Genitive (a') Chuimrich (nan) Cuimreach
Dative (a') Chuimreach (na) Cuimrich; Cuimreachaibh*
Vocative (a) Chuimrich (a) Chuimreacha

*obsolete form, was used until the 19th century

Adjective

Cuimreach (genitive singular masculine Cuimrich, genitive singular feminine Cuimriche or Cuimrich, nominative plural Cuimreach)

  1. Welsh

Declension
Declension of Cuimreach (type I adjective)
Masculine Feminine Plural
Nominative Cuimreach Chuimreach Cuimreach
Genitive Chuimrich Cuimriche, Cuimrich Cuimreach
Dative Cuimreach Chuimrich Cuimreach
Vocative Chuimrich Chuimreach Cuimreach

Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
CuimreachChuimreach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • Colin Mark (2003) “Cuimreach”, in The Gaelic-English dictionary, London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 192
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