cogús

Irish

Alternative forms

• cogubhas (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Irish cocubus.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kəˈɡuːsˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɡuːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkʌɡusˠ/
• Homophone: coguas (Ulster)

Noun

cogús m (genitive singular cogúis, nominative plural cogúis)

1. conscience

   Synonym: coinsias

Declension

Declension of cogús

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative cogús cogúis Vocative a chogúis a chogúsa Genitive cogúis cogús Dative cogús cogúis

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an cogús na cogúis Genitive an chogúis na gcogús Dative leis an gcogús don chogús leis na cogúis

Derived terms

• cogúsach (“conscientious”)

Related terms

• cúis (“conscience”)

Further reading

• “cogús”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cocubus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coguḃas”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 159
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cogús”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN