Cúbach

See also: ciúbach and cúbach

Irish

Etymology

From Cúba (“Cuba”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

Cúbach (genitive singular masculine Cúbaigh, genitive singular feminine Cúbaí, plural Cúbacha, not comparable)

  1. Cuban

Declension
Declension of Cúbach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Cúbach Chúbach Cúbacha;
Chúbacha²
Vocative Chúbaigh Cúbacha
Genitive Cúbaí Cúbacha Cúbach
Dative Cúbach;
Chúbach¹		 Chúbach;
Chúbaigh (archaic)		 Cúbacha;
Chúbacha²
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Cúbach m (genitive singular Cúbaigh, nominative plural Cúbaigh)

  1. Cuban

Declension
Declension of Cúbach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Cúbach Cúbaigh
Vocative a Chúbaigh a Chúbacha
Genitive Cúbaigh Cúbach
Dative Cúbach Cúbaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Cúbach na Cúbaigh
Genitive an Chúbaigh na gCúbach
Dative leis an gCúbach

don Chúbach

 leis na Cúbaigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Cúbach Chúbach gCúbach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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