cumas

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊmˠəsˠ/^[1]

From Old Irish commus (“controlling, power”),^[2] verbal noun of Old Irish con·midethar (“to control, appoint”), from the verb midithir (“to judge, measure”) with preverb com- (“with”).

cumas m (genitive singular cumais)

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

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

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

cumas

1. present indicative relative of cum

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cumas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cumas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “cumas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

From contraction of preposition com (“with”) + feminine plural article umas (“some”).

cumas f pl (feminine singular cuma, masculine singular cum, masculine plural cuns)

1. (Portugal, informal) Contraction of com umas.

cumas m pl

1. plural of cuma