cúram

See also: curam and cùram

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish *cúramm, from Latin cūram, accusative singular of cūra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːɾˠəmˠ/[1]

Noun

cúram m (genitive singular cúraim, nominative plural cúraimí)

  1. care, responsibility
  2. family
  3. charge, task, duty
  4. need

Declension
Declension of cúram

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) cúraimí
Vocative a chúraim a chúrama
Genitive cúraim Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Dative Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) cúraimí

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) na cúraimí
Genitive an chúraim na gcúram
Dative leis an gcúram

don chúram

 leis na cúraimí

Derived terms

Mutation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 102

Further reading
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