caoimhe

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caíme (“beauty, loveliness; charity, kindliness”), from cóem (compare modern caomh).

Noun

caoimhe f (genitive singular caoimhe)

  1. gentleness, mildness, sweetness
  2. loveliness, smoothness
Declension
Declension of caoimhe (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative caoimhe
vocative a chaoimhe
genitive caoimhe
dative caoimhe
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an chaoimhe
genitive na caoimhe
dative leis an gcaoimhe
don chaoimhe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. inflection of caomh (“dear, gentle; mild, pleasant; lovely, smooth”):
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of caoimhe
radical lenition eclipsis
caoimhe chaoimhe gcaoimhe

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. comparative degree of caomh

Mutation

Mutation of caoimhe
radical lenition
caoimhe chaoimhe

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “caoimhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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