cuthach

See also: cự thạch

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish cuthach.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

cuthach m (genitive singular cuthaigh)
cuthach f (genitive singular cuthaí)

  1. rage, fury
    fear cuthaighangry man, madman

Declension

Declension of cuthach (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cuthach
vocative a chuthaigh
genitive cuthaigh
dative cuthach
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cuthach
genitive an chuthaigh
dative leis an gcuthach
don chuthach
Alternative declension
Declension of cuthach (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cuthach
vocative a chuthach
genitive cuthaí
dative cuthach
cuthaigh (archaic, dialectal)
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chuthach
genitive na cuthaí
dative leis an gcuthach
leis an gcuthaigh (archaic, dialectal)
don chuthach
don chuthaigh (archaic, dialectal)

Derived terms

  • cuthach feirge (rage)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cuthach
radical lenition eclipsis
cuthach chuthach gcuthach

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ 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 402, page 205
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 166
  4. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974), The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 95, page 9

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