Cóemgen

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Cáemgen, Cǽimgen

Etymology

From cóem (“dear, beloved, beautiful”) +‎ gein (“birth, person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoːi̯β̃ˌɣʲen]

Proper noun

Cóemgen m (genitive Coímgin)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Cóemgen	—	—
vocative	Coímgin	—	—
accusative	CóemgenN	—	—
genitive	CoímginL	—	—
dative	CóemgenL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Caoimhín, Caoimhghin
  • → English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)
• Latin: Coemogenus

Mutation

Mutation of Cóemgen

radical	lenition	nasalization
Cóemgen	Chóemgen	Cóemgen pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.