EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
cumann, m. (gs. & npl. -ainn, gpl. ~). 1. (a) Friendship, love; companionship. ~ a dhéanamh, dul i g~, le duine, to associate, make friends, with s.o. ~ a cheangal le duine, to join in friendship with s.o. ~ a bhriseadh, to break off a connection, a friendship. Mo lucht cumainn, my friends, companions. (b) Darling, sweetheart. ~ na saoithe, the darling of the learned. A chumann! My darling! 2. Company; fellowship, community. (a) Ní minic inár g~ é, he is not often in our company, doesn’t associate with us very much. I ndiaidh gach cumainn dá raibh eadrainn, after all the times we were together. Níor mhair an ~ i bhfad, they did not keep company for very long. (b) C~ na Naomh, the Communion of Saints. 3. (Of organised body) Association; club, society. ~ liteartha, carthanachta, literary, friendly, society. ~ sóisialta, polaitíochta, social, political, club. ~ foirgníochta, building society. C~ na gCairde, the Society of Friends. C~ na Croise Deirge, the Red Cross Society. C~ Íosa, the Society of Jesus. C~ Lúthchleas Gael, the Gaelic Athletic Association. ~ lucht tráchtála, chamber of commerce.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
~ de theaghlach, de chumann, member of a family, of a society.
Mar sin a rinne siad a g~ agus a gcumann le chéile, it was thus they pledged their friendship with each other.
~ cumainn a chur ar dhuine, to pay one’s addresses to s.o.
~ comhluadair, cumainn, associative, community, complex.
~ cumainn, member of a society.
~ cumainn, membership of a society.
~ cumainn, carthanais, sign of attachment, of friendship.
Comhcheangal le cumann, to affiliate with a society.
Cumann ~, inseparable companionship.
Áit, conradh, cumann, léas, ~a, building site, contract, society, lease.
Cumann ~ta, approved society.
Cumann ~ árachais, mutual insurance society.
I gcumann, i mbanna, i rang na ceimice, in an association, in a band, in the chemistry class.
Duine a ~ean i gcluiche, i gcumann, to allow s.o. into a game, an association.
Ball ~ den chumann, an important member of the society.
~ (cumainn), auditor (of society).
Anois ó ~ ár gcumann, now that our companionship has come to an end.
Páirtí, cumann, a ~eadh, to split a party, an association.
~ cumainn, termination of association.
Cumann soláthair, provident society.
~ cumainn, gnó, director of society, of business.
~ cumainn, badge of society.
Cumann tairbhithe, benefit society.
Dul i gcumann, to become a member of a society.
~í cumainn, transactions of a society.
~ cumainn, the president of a society.