cúb
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Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Scots coop, coup (“box-cart”), from Middle English cowpe, ultimately from Latin cupa (“tub, vat, cask”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cúb f (genitive singular cúibe, nominative plural cúba)
Declension[edit]
Declension of cúb
Derived terms[edit]
- cúb cearc (“hen-coop”)
- cúb seabhac (“falcons' mews”)
Verb[edit]
cúb (present analytic cúbann, future analytic cúbfaidh, verbal noun cúbadh, past participle cúbtha)
- (transitive) coop
- (transitive) bend
- (intransitive) cower, shrink
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of cúb (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Alternative forms[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cúb | chúb | gcúb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cùb”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cúb”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cúb”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cúb”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
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