cumann

Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmˠən̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish commann (“alliance, pact”), from Latin commentum.

Noun

cumann m (genitive singular cumainn, nominative plural cumainn)

Declension

Declension of cumann

First declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cumann	cumainn
Vocative	a chumainn	a chumanna
Genitive	cumainn	cumann
Dative	cumann	cumainn

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an cumann	na cumainn
Genitive	an chumainn	na gcumann
Dative	leis an gcumann don chumann	leis na cumainn

Derived terms

cumann lucht tráchtála (“chamber of commerce”)
cumannachas m (“communism”)
cumannaíoch (“communistic”, adjective)
cumannaí m, cumannach m (“communist”, noun)
droch-chumann (“bad companionship, evil association, illicit love”)
reachtaire cumainn

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumann

present indicative analytic of cum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumann	chumann	gcumann
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “commann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Entries containing “cumann” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “cumann” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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