cuir i gcuimhne

Irish

Etymology

Literally, to put in memory

Verb

cuir i gcuimhne

  1. to call up, suggest, evoke, be reminiscent of
    Cuireann an ceol seo saothar luath Mhozart i gcuimhne.
    This music is reminiscent of Mozart's early work.
  2. to remind (with the thing reminded of as the direct object and the person reminded as the object of do)
    Cuireann an phéintéireacht sin mo mháthair i gcuimhne dom.
    That painting reminds me of my mother.
    (literally, “This painting puts my mother into memory for me.”)

Mutation

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