See also: coem

Old Irish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Celtic *koimos (dear, nice) (compare Breton kuñv, Welsh cu), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (of the home, belonging to the family) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (village, countryside), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, basis, foundation)).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

cóem

  1. dear, gentle, beloved

Declension edit

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cóem cóem cóem
Vocative coím*
cóem**
Accusative cóem coím
Genitive coím coíme coím
Dative cóem coím cóem
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative coím cóema
Vocative cóemu
cóema
Accusative cóemu
cóema
Genitive cóem
Dative cóemaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle Irish: cáem

Mutation edit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
cóem chóem cóem
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.