caidreamh

Irish

Alternative forms

• caidreadh, coidreamh

Etymology

From Middle Irish caidrem, from Old Irish coitreb (“fellowship, company, association”). By surface analysis, caidr(igh) +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɞdʲəɾʲəv/ (corresponding to the form coidreamh)

Noun

caidreamh m (genitive singular as substantive caidrimh, genitive as verbal noun caideartha)

1. verbal noun of caidrigh
2. intimacy, intercourse, relationship
3. dialogue
4. interaction, relation, relations

Declension

(substantive):

Declension of caidreamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caidreamh vocative a chaidrimh genitive caidrimh dative caidreamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an caidreamh genitive an chaidrimh dative leis an gcaidreamh don chaidreamh

(verbal noun):

Declension of caidreamh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caidreamh vocative a chaidreamh genitive caideartha dative caidreamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an caidreamh genitive an chaideartha dative leis an gcaidreamh don chaidreamh

Synonyms

• (relationship): baint, gaol, gaolmhaireacht

Derived terms

• caidreamh collaí m (“sexual intercourse”)
• caidreamh daoine m (“human intercourse”)
• caidreamh gníomhach m (“engagement”)
• caidreamh idirnáisiúnta m (“international relations”)
• caidreamh mídhlisteanach m (“illicit intimacy”)
• caidreamh poiblí m (“public relations”)
• caidreamh taidhleoireachta m (“diplomatic relations”)
• caidreamhach m (“intimate, companion”)
• caidreamhach (“intimate, sociable”, adjective)
• comhchaidreamh m (“association”)
• díchaidreamh m (“dissociation”)
• droch-chaidreamh m (“bad companionship”)
• ilchaidreamhach (“promiscuous”, adjective)
• oíche chaidrimh f (“social evening”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caidreamh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caidreamh	chaidreamh	gcaidreamh

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caidreamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caidrem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coitreb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caidreamh m (genitive singular caidreimh, no plural)

1. Alternative form of caidreabh

Mutation

Mutation of caidreamh

radical	lenition
caidreamh	chaidreamh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.