cainche

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English coyn, from Old French codoin, from Latin cotōneum, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (kudṓnion).

Noun

cainche f (genitive singular cainche, nominative plural cainchí)

1. quince

Declension

Declension of cainche (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative cainche cainchí vocative a chainche a chainchí genitive cainche cainchí dative cainche cainchí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an chainche na cainchí genitive na cainche na gcainchí dative leis an gcainche don chainche leis na cainchí

Mutation

Mutated forms of cainche

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cainche	chainche	gcainche

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cainche”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN