caomh
Irish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).
Adjective[edit]
caomh (genitive singular masculine caoimh, genitive singular feminine caoimhe, plural caomha, comparative caoimhe)
Declension[edit]
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caomh | chaomh | caomha; chaomha² | |
Vocative | chaoimh | caomha | ||
Genitive | caoimhe | caomha | caomh | |
Dative | caomh; chaomh¹ |
chaomh; chaoimh (archaic) |
caomha; chaomha² | |
Comparative | níos caoimhe | |||
Superlative | is caoimhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish cáem (“friend, relation; comrade; noble, aristocrat; fair or beautiful object or person”).
Noun[edit]
caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, nominative plural caoimh) (literary)
Declension[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caomh | chaomh | gcaomh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cáem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caomh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
caomh (comparative caoimhe)
Derived terms[edit]
- is caomh le (“like (verb)”)
Noun[edit]
caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, plural caoimh)
- kindness, gentleness, friendship, hospitality
- friend
- beloved object
- (rare) feast
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
caomh | chaomh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cáem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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