Cincís

Irish

Alternative forms

Cíncís
Cingcís, Cinncís (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Irish cengciges, from Latin quīnquāgēsima (literally “fiftieth”), as Whitsun is the fiftieth day of the Easter season.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪɲˈciːʃ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲciːʃ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪɲciʃ/

Proper noun

Cincís f (genitive Cincíse, nominative plural Cincísí)

Whitsun, Pentecost (Christian festival)

Declension

Declension of Cincís

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Cincís	Cincísa
Vocative	a Chincís	a Chincísa
Genitive	Cincíse	Cincís
Dative	Cincís	Cincísa

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an Chincís	na Cincísa
Genitive	na Cincíse	na gCincís
Dative	leis an gCincís don Chincís	leis na Cincísa

Derived terms

cincíseach, Cincíseach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Cincís	Chincís	gCincís
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

“Cincís”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cingciges”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “Cingcís”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 137
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “Cincís”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 46

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