caomh

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Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).

Adjective

caomh (genitive singular masculine caoimh, genitive singular feminine caoimhe, plural caomha, comparative caoimhe)

  1. dear, gentle
  2. mild, pleasant
  3. lovely, smooth
    Synonym: caomhdha
Declension
Declension of caomh
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative caomh chaomh caomha;
chaomha²
Vocative chaoimh caomha
Genitive caoimhe caomha caomh
Dative caomh;
chaomh¹ 		chaomh;
chaoimh (archaic) 		caomha;
chaomha²
Comparative níos caoimhe
Superlative is caoimhe

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cáem (“friend, relation; comrade; noble, aristocrat; fair or beautiful object or person”).

Noun

caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, nominative plural caoimh) (literary)

  1. dear one, companion
  2. gentle, noble person
Declension
Declension of caomh

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative caomh caoimh
Vocative a chaoimh a chaomha
Genitive caoimh caomh
Dative caomh caoimh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an caomh na caoimh
Genitive an chaoimh na gcaomh
Dative leis an gcaomh

don chaomh

leis na caoimh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caomh chaomh gcaomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

caomh (comparative caoimhe)

  1. kind, meek, gracious, gentle, mild
  2. emollient
  3. tender
  4. dear, beloved
  5. bland

Derived terms

Noun

caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, plural caoimh)

  1. kindness, gentleness, friendship, hospitality
  2. friend
  3. beloved object
  4. (rare) feast

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
caomh chaomh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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