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)

1. companionship, friendship
2. darling, sweetheart

   Synonym: maoinín

3. company, fellowship; community
4. association; club, society

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

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cumann

1. present indicative analytic of cum

Mutation

Mutated forms of cumann

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cumann	chumann	gcumann

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “commann”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumann”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cumann”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025