caoimhe
See also: Caoimhe
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish caíme (“beauty, loveliness; charity, kindliness”), from cóem (compare modern caomh).
Noun edit
caoimhe f (genitive singular caoimhe)
Declension edit
Declension of caoimhe
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
caoimhe
- inflection of caomh (“dear, gentle; mild, pleasant; lovely, smooth”):
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caoimhe | chaoimhe | gcaoimhe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoimhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caíme”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caoimhe” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caoimhe” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
caoimhe
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
caoimhe | chaoimhe |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |