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cumas

power

NounMasculineA1/ˈkumˠəsˠ/ ~ /ˈkɞmˠəsˠ/ ~ /ˈkomˠəsˠ/

"cumas" means "power" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈkumˠəsˠ/ ~ /ˈkɞmˠəsˠ/ ~ /ˈkomˠəsˠ/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chumas, Urú → gcumas.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "cumas" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcumas
Séimhiúchumas
Urúgcumas

"cumas" in context

ii Gach duine ar cumas dó agus ar fonn leis gníomhú ina chomhalta den Chomhairle Stáit, agus a bhí tráth ina Uachtarán nó ina Thaoiseach nó ina Phríomh-Bhreitheamh, nó ina Uachtarán ar Ard-Chomhairle Shaorstát Éireann.

ii Every person able and willing to act as a member of the Council of State who shall have held the office of President, or the office of Taoiseach, or the office of Chief Justice, or the office of President of the Executive Council of Saorstát Éireann.

B2

(d) cumas do thabhairt chun fóirithin ar gach duine bocht dar gá é laistigh no lasmuich den bhfúndúireacht mheán-suidhte fé mar a meastar is fearr:

( d ) enabling all poor persons requiring relief to be relieved either in or out of the central institution as may be thought advisable:

B2

Further reading

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