coimeádaí
Irish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”) + -aí (agent noun suffix).
Noun edit
coimeádaí m (genitive singular coimeádaí, nominative plural coimeádaithe)
- keeper, custodian
- curator
- Synonym: coimeádóir
Declension edit
Declension of coimeádaí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms edit
- banchoimeádaí (“female keeper, guardian”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
coimeádaí
- inflection of coimeádach:
Alternative forms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coimeádaí | choimeádaí | gcoimeádaí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Entries containing “coimeádaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coimeádaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeádaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN