Cincís

Irish

Alternative forms

• Cíncís
• Cingcís, Cinncís (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cengciges, from Latin quīnquāgēsima (literally “fiftieth”), as Whitsun is the fiftieth day of the Easter season.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪɲˈciːʃ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲciːʃ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲciʃ/

Proper noun

Cincís f (genitive Cincíse, nominative plural Cincísí)

1. Whitsun, Pentecost (Christian festival)

Declension

Declension of Cincís (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative Cincís Cincísa vocative a Chincís a Chincísa genitive Cincíse Cincís dative Cincís Cincísa forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an Chincís na Cincísa genitive na Cincíse na gCincís dative leis an gCincís don Chincís leis na Cincísa

Derived terms

• cincíseach, Cincíseach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Cincís

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Cincís	Chincís	gCincís

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “Cingcís”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Cincís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN