caoimhe

See also: Caoimhe

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /kiː/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːvʲə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caíme (“beauty, loveliness; charity, kindliness”), from cóem (compare modern caomh).

Noun

caoimhe f (genitive singular caoimhe)

1. gentleness, mildness, sweetness
2. loveliness, smoothness

Declension

Declension of caoimhe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caoimhe Vocative a chaoimhe Genitive caoimhe Dative caoimhe

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chaoimhe Genitive na caoimhe Dative leis an gcaoimhe don chaoimhe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoimhe

1. inflection of caomh (“dear, gentle; mild, pleasant; lovely, smooth”):
   1. genitive feminine singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoimhe”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caíme”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caoimhe”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caoimhe”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɤivə/

Adjective

caoimhe

1. comparative degree of caomh

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
caoimhe	chaoimhe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “caoimhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN