coimeád
See also: coimead
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old Irish coimét (“act of keeping, guarding, preserving”), verbal noun of con·eim and con·ói.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic coimhead.
Pronunciation
edit- (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪˈmʲɑːd̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form cimeád)[3], (less common) /kəˈmʲɑːd̪ˠ/[4]
Verb
editcoimeád (present analytic coimeádann, future analytic coimeádfaidh, verbal noun coimeád, past participle coimeádta)
- keep
- observe
- guard
- 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
- D’innis dó fá’n pholl mór uisge ⁊ an casán caol thairis, ⁊ an mada dubh ag a choimhead.
- He told him about the great pool of water and the little pathway through it, and the black dog guarding it.
- hold
- maintain
- detain
Conjugation
editconjugation of coimeád (first conjugation – B)
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editNoun
editcoimeád m (genitive singular coimeádta)
- verbal noun of coimeád
- keeping
- observance
- protection
- retention, maintenance
Declension
editDeclension of coimeád
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coimeád | choimeád | gcoimeád |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- ^ “coimeád”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coimét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 235, page 119
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coiṁéadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 162
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN