caomhnú

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cáemnugad.

Pronunciation

Noun

caomhnú m (genitive singular caomhnaithe)

  1. verbal noun of caomhnaigh
  2. conservation, preservation
  3. maintenance, maintaining
  4. protection

Declension

Declension of caomhnú (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative caomhnú
vocative a chaomhnú
genitive caomhnaithe
dative caomhnú
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an caomhnú
genitive an chaomhnaithe
dative leis an gcaomhnú
don chaomhnú

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of caomhnú
radical lenition eclipsis
caomhnú chaomhnú gcaomhnú

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

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