coimeádán

Irish

Etymology

From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”) +‎ -án.

Noun

coimeádán m (genitive singular coimeádáin, nominative plural coimeádáin)

1. container, holder, chamber

Declension

Declension of coimeádán

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative coimeádán coimeádáin Vocative a choimeádáin a choimeádána Genitive coimeádáin coimeádán Dative coimeádán coimeádáin

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an coimeádán na coimeádáin Genitive an choimeádáin na gcoimeádán Dative leis an gcoimeádán don choimeádán leis na coimeádáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
coimeádán	choimeádán	gcoimeádán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “coimeádán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “coimeádán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.