cumas

See also: Cumas

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊmˠəsˠ/[1]

Etymology 1

From Old Irish commus (controlling, power),[2] verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (to control, appoint), from the verb midithir (to judge, measure) with preverb com- (with).

Noun

cumas m (genitive singular cumais)

  1. power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, faculty (of speech, etc.)
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • cumasach (capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely)
  • ilchumas (versatility)
  • míchumas (inability)

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.

References

  1. Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 85
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “commus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From contraction of preposition com (with) + feminine plural article umas (some).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.mɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ku.mɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.mas/

Contraction

cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)

  1. (Portugal, informal) Contraction of com umas.

Spanish

Noun

cumas m pl

  1. plural of cuma
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