cumhrán

Irish

Etymology

From cumhra (“fragrant”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɾˠɑːn̪ˠ/

Noun

cumhrán m (genitive singular cumháin, nominative plural cumháin)

1. scent, perfume, fragrance

Declension

Declension of cumhrán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative cumhrán cumhráin vocative a chumhráin a chumhrána genitive cumhráin cumhrán dative cumhrán cumhráin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an cumhrán na cumhráin genitive an chumhráin na gcumhrán dative leis an gcumhrán don chumhrán leis na cumhráin

Mutation

Mutated forms of cumhrán

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cumhrán	chumhrán	gcumhrán

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) “cumhrán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumhrán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cumhrán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024