cumas

See also: Cumas

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

cumas m (genitive singular cumais)

power, capability, ability, capacity, potential, aptitude, competence, (of speech, etc.) faculty

Declension

Declension of cumas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case	Singular
Nominative	cumas
Vocative	a chumais
Genitive	cumais
Dative	cumas

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular
Nominative	an cumas
Genitive	an chumais
Dative	leis an gcumas don chumas

Synonyms

acmhainn (“ability, capacity, capability”)
acmhainneacht (“capability, potential, ability”)
poitéinseal (“capability, potential”)
infheidhmeacht, bua, mianach (“aptitude”)
ábaltacht (“capability, ability”)
inniúlacht (“ability, competence, aptitude”)

Derived terms

cumasach (“capable, powerful; powerfully, extremely”)
ilchumas (“versatility”)

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

cumas

present indicative relative of cum

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cumas	chumas	gcumas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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