coimhead

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɨ̞vʲad̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲad̪ˠ/

Verb

coimhead (present analytic coimheadann, future analytic coimheadfaidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadta)

1. Ulster form of coimeád

Conjugation

conjugation of coimhead (first conjugation – B)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	coimheadaim	coimheadann tú; coimheadair†	coimheadann sé, sí	coimheadaimid	coimheadann sibh	coimheadann siad; coimheadaid†	a choimheadann; a choimheadas / a gcoimheadann*	coimheadtar
	past	choimhead mé; choimheadas	choimhead tú; choimheadais	choimhead sé, sí	choimheadamar; choimhead muid	choimhead sibh; choimheadabhair	choimhead siad; choimheadadar	a choimhead / ar choimhead*	coimheadadh
	past habitual	choimheadainn / gcoimheadainn‡‡	choimheadtá / gcoimheadtᇇ	choimheadadh sé, sí / gcoimheadadh sé, s퇇	choimheadaimis; choimheadadh muid / gcoimheadaimis‡‡; gcoimheadadh muid‡‡	choimheadadh sibh / gcoimheadadh sibh‡‡	choimheadaidís; choimheadadh siad / gcoimheadaidís‡‡; gcoimheadadh siad‡‡	a choimheadadh / a gcoimheadadh*	choimheadtaí / gcoimheadta퇇
future		coimheadfaidh mé; coimheadfad	coimheadfaidh tú; coimheadfair†	coimheadfaidh sé, sí	coimheadfaimid; coimheadfaidh muid	coimheadfaidh sibh	coimheadfaidh siad; coimheadfaid†	a choimheadfaidh; a choimheadfas / a gcoimheadfaidh*	coimheadfar
conditional		choimheadfainn / gcoimheadfainn‡‡	choimheadfá / gcoimheadfᇇ	choimheadfadh sé, sí / gcoimheadfadh sé, s퇇	choimheadfaimis; choimheadfadh muid / gcoimheadfaimis‡‡; gcoimheadfadh muid‡‡	choimheadfadh sibh / gcoimheadfadh sibh‡‡	choimheadfaidís; choimheadfadh siad / gcoimheadfaidís‡‡; gcoimheadfadh siad‡‡	a choimheadfadh / a gcoimheadfadh*	choimheadfaí / gcoimheadfa퇇
subjunctive	present	go gcoimheada mé; go gcoimheadad†	go gcoimheada tú; go gcoimheadair†	go gcoimheada sé, sí	go gcoimheadaimid; go gcoimheada muid	go gcoimheada sibh	go gcoimheada siad; go gcoimheadaid†	—	go gcoimheadtar
	past	dá gcoimheadainn	dá gcoimheadtá	dá gcoimheadadh sé, sí	dá gcoimheadaimis; dá gcoimheadadh muid	dá gcoimheadadh sibh	dá gcoimheadaidís; dá gcoimheadadh siad	—	dá gcoimheadtaí
imperative		coimheadaim	coimhead	coimheadadh sé, sí	coimheadaimis	coimheadaigí; coimheadaidh†	coimheadaidís	—	coimheadtar
verbal noun		coimhead
past participle		coimheadta

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimheadta)

1. Ulster form of coimeád

Declension

Declension of coimhead (third declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative coimhead vocative a choimhead genitive coimheadta dative coimhead forms with the definite article case singular nominative an coimhead genitive an choimheadta dative leis an gcoimhead don choimhead

Mutation

Mutated forms of coimhead

radical	lenition	eclipsis
coimhead	choimhead	gcoimhead

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish coimét, verbal noun of con·eim (“protects, preserves, secures”).

Pronunciation

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰõ.at̪/, /ˈkʰũ.at̪/, [ˈkʰʉ̃.at̪]
• (Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛ̃.at̪/, /ˈkʰɛ̃.ət̪/
• (South Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃ĩ.at̪/, [ˈkʰɔ̝̃ĩ.at̪]
• (Sleat) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰãĩ.at̪/
• (Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃.at̪/

Verb

coimhead (past choimhead, future coimheadaidh or coimhdidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadte)

1. keep
2. look
3. watch

Synonyms

• amhairc

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimhid)

1. verbal noun of coimhead

Derived terms

• maor-coimhid

Mutation

Mutation of coimhead

radical	lenition
coimhead	choimhead

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