caoineas

Irish

Alternative forms

• caoineadas

Etymology

From Old Irish caínes (“smoothness”), from caín (“smooth”). By surface analysis, caoin +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲəsˠ/

Noun

caoineas m (genitive singular caoinis)

1. smoothness, gentleness

Declension

Declension of caoineas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caoineas Vocative a chaoinis Genitive caoinis Dative caoineas

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an caoineas Genitive an chaoinis Dative leis an gcaoineas don chaoineas

Synonyms

• caoine

Antonyms

• eascaoineas (“ungentleness, roughness”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoineas	chaoineas	gcaoineas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.