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cumhdach.

verbal noun of cumhdaigh

8 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuːd̪ˠəx/
  1. verbal noun of cumhdaigh

    form-of · masculine · noun-from-verb
  2. cover, covering, wrapper

    masculine
  3. shrine (case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics)

    masculine
  4. protection (process of keeping something safe)

    masculine
  5. binding (spine of a book)

    masculine
  6. armature (protective organ, structure, or covering)

    masculine
  7. custody (temporary possession)

    masculine
  8. upholstery (materials used in upholstering furniture)

    masculine
  9. construction

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

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.

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