cosmailius

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• cosmilius, cosmuilius, cosmulius

Etymology

From cosmail +‎ -us.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkosβ̃ɨlʲus]

Noun

cosmailius m (genitive cosmailseo or cosmilse)

1. likeness, similarity
2. likeness, comparison, metaphor

Declension

Masculine u-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	cosmailius	cosmailiusL	cosmilseH
Vocative	cosmailius	cosmailiusL	cosmailsiu
Accusative	cosmailiusN	cosmailiusL	cosmailsiu
Genitive	cosmailseoH, cosmilseH	cosmailseoL, cosmilseL	cosmailiusaeN
Dative	cosmailiusL	cosmailsib	cosmailsib
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• fo chosmailius

Descendants

• Irish: cosmhaileas, cosúileas
• Manx: caslys

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
cosmailius	chosmailius	cosmailius pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cosmailius”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language