# cuimhne
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish cuimne (“memory”), from cuman (“remembered, memorable”) (compare Breton koun).

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈkiːnʲə/
* (Connacht)
** (Aran) IPA: /ˈkimʲnʲə/, /ˈkivʲnʲə/
** (Cois Fharraige) IPA: /ˈkiːmʲɾʲə/, /ˈkimʲɾʲə/, /ˈkiːmʲnʲə/, /ˈkimʲnʲə/, /ˈkiːnʲə/
** (Mayo) IPA: /ˈkĩvʲnʲə/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈkɨmʲnʲə/, /ˈkɨ̃vʲnʲə/

### Noun

cuimhne f (genitive singular cuimhne, nominative plural cuimhní)
* memory [with ar and the thing or person remembered]
    Tá cuimhne agam ar an lá sin.I remember that day.(literally, “I have a memory of that day.”)

#### Declension

bare forms
singular
plural
nominative
cuimhne
cuimhní
vocative
a chuimhne
a chuimhní
genitive
cuimhne
cuimhní
dative
cuimhne
cuimhní
forms with the definite article
singular
plural
nominative
an chuimhne
na cuimhní
genitive
na cuimhne
na gcuimhní
dative
leis an gcuimhne don chuimhne
leis na cuimhní :

#### Derived terms

* buanchuimhne f (“lasting remembrance”)
* cuimhne dhinimiciúil f (“dynamic memory”)
* cuimhne inléite amháin f (“read-only memory”)
* cuimhne randamrochtana f (“random access memory”)
* cuimhneach (“recollective”, adjective)
* cuimhneachán m (“commemoration”)
* cuimhnigh (“remember”, verb)
* cuir i gcuimhne (“remind”, verb)
* díchuimhne f (“forgetfulness”)
* méaróg chuimhne f (“pen drive”)

#### Related terms

* is cuimhin le (“remember”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cuimne”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
* ↑ Dillon, Myles, Donncha Ó Cróinín (1961) Teach Yourself Irish, Sevenoaks, England: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN, page 222
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 152
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 201, page 37
* 1 2 3 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 528 n. 1, page 98
* ↑ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 528, page 98
* ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 298, page 106

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cuimhne”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cuiṁne”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 209
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cuimhne”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “cuimhne”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish cuimne (“faculty of memory; remembrance, memorial”), from cuman (“remembered, memorable”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Harris) IPA: /ˈkʰɤ̃ĩnə/
* (Uist) IPA: /ˈkʰuiɲə/, [ˈkʰʉiɲə]
* (Barra) IPA: [ˈkʰʉiɲʌ]
* (Islay) IPA: /ˈkʰuɲːə/

### Noun

cuimhne f (genitive singular cuimhne, plural cuimhneachan)
* memory, recollection
    Nach glan a’ chuimhne a tha agaibh! ― How accurate your memory is!
    Tha cuimhne agam ort. ― I remember you. (literally, “I have a memory of you.”)

#### Derived terms

* bi cuimhne aig (“remember, recollect”)
* cuimhneachan (“memorial, commemoration; remembrance, souvenir, keepsake, memento; memorandum; mnemonic”)

#### Related terms

* cuimhnich (“to remember, recall, recollect; commemorate”)

### Mutation

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

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* 1 2 Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 240
* ↑ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎, Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap