caoifeach

Irish

Alternative forms

• caoibhtheach, caoimhtheach, caomhthach

Etymology

From caomh (“companion”) +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːfʲa(x)/

Noun

caoifeach m (genitive singular caoifigh, nominative plural caoifigh) (literary)

1. bedfellow, boon companion, dear friend

Declension

Declension of caoifeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative caoifeach caoifigh Vocative a chaoifigh a chaoifeacha Genitive caoifigh caoifeach Dative caoifeach caoifigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an caoifeach na caoifigh Genitive an chaoifigh na gcaoifeach Dative leis an gcaoifeach don chaoifeach leis na caoifigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caoifeach	chaoifeach	gcaoifeach
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), “1 cáemthach”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caoiṁṫeaċ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 115
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoifeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN