Contionary:cumach

Middle Annerish

Etymology

From Germanic *hunanhō; secondary meaning subsumed Goidelic congna.

Pronunciation

(Annerish) IPA: /ˈkˠoːn͈ˠəxˠ/ [ˈkʰoˑnɐχ]

Inflection of cumach
 Ⅰ ꜰᴇᴍ.  ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  connachɴ  connaıgeʜ  connaıgʟ  connachʟ
ᴘʟ.  connaıgʟ  connachɴ  connachaıb   connaıgʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  connachaʜ  connach(ʟ)  connachaʟ

Noun

connach (runic:ᚷᚬᚿᚭᚷ)

  1. A beehive, an apiary.
  2. (poetic) A large set of horns or antlers, or a headpiece resembling such on a person.
    ym rob ın sollaıg hın c ruad chonnaıb trá - so the arrogant wore gory crowns.

Usage note

Lemmatized as the older collective pl.tantum conna in the first eddition of the Bésgnae Béırle.