cúinne

Irish

Etymology

From Old French coigne (“wedge, cornerstone, die for stamping”), from Latin cuneus (“wedge”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːn̠ʲə/
  • (Waterford, Cork) IPA(key): /ˈkuːɲɪ/

Noun

cúinne m (genitive singular cúinne, nominative plural cúinní)

  1. angle (corner where two walls intersect), corner (space in the angle between converging lines or walls), nook (small corner formed by two walls)

Declension
Declension of cúinne

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cúinne cúinní
Vocative a chúinne a chúinní
Genitive cúinne cúinní
Dative cúinne cúinní

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an cúinne na cúinní
Genitive an chúinne na gcúinní
Dative leis an gcúinne

don chúinne

 leis na cúinní

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

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