cúiteamh

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cúitiú

Etymology

From cúitigh +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

Noun

cúiteamh m (genitive singular cúitimh)

  1. verbal noun of cúitigh (“requite, compensate”, verb)
  2. compensation, equalization, indemnity, recompense, reparation, restitution, retribution
  3. (golf) borrow, break

Declension

Declension of cúiteamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative cúiteamh
vocative a chúitimh
genitive cúitimh
dative cúiteamh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an cúiteamh
genitive an chúitimh
dative leis an gcúiteamh
don chúiteamh

Synonyms

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of cúiteamh
radical lenition eclipsis
cúiteamh chúiteamh gcúiteamh

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

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, John Noel (1974), A Phonetic Study of the Irish of Tory Island, Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 3), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University Belfast, page 265

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