cuibheas
التعريفات والمعاني
== Irish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cuibhdheas (superseded)
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish cuibhdes, from Old Irish cuibdius (“musical harmony, concord, agreement, assonance”), from cubaid (“harmonious, in accord; proper, fitting”).
=== Noun ===
cuibheas m (genitive singular cuibhis)
propriety, decency
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
cuibheasach
==== Related terms ====
cuí
éaguibheas
=== Further reading ===
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cuibheas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cuibdius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
== Scottish Gaelic ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Irish cuibhdes, from Old Irish cuibdius (“musical harmony, concord, agreement, assonance”), from cubaid (“harmonious, in accord; proper, fitting”).
=== Noun ===
cuibheas m (genitive singular cuibheis, plural cuibheasan)
average
cuibheas bhliadhnail - yearly average
enough, moderation
biadh thar cuibheis - food to spare, superabundance of food
==== Derived terms ====
cuibheasach
cuibheasachd