cumhdach

== Irish == === Etymology === From Middle Irish cumdach (whence the English learned borrowing cumdach), from Old Irish cumtach, the verbal noun of con·utaing. Cognate with Manx coodagh and Scottish Gaelic còmhdach. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuːd̪ˠəx/ === Noun === cumhdach m (genitive singular cumhdaigh, nominative plural cumhdaigh) verbal noun of cumhdaigh cover, covering, wrapper Synonym: clúdach shrine (case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics) protection (process of keeping something safe) Synonyms: cosaint, anacal binding (spine of a book) (biology) armature (protective organ, structure, or covering) custody (temporary possession) upholstery (materials used in upholstering furniture) (obsolete) construction ==== Declension ==== ==== Mutation ==== === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “cuṁdaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 216 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cumhdach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN