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Irish
Etymology 1
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Verb
caomhnaigh (present analytic caomhnaíonn, future analytic caomhnóidh, verbal noun caomhnú, past participle caomhnaithe)
- (transitive) preserve, conserve
- (transitive) maintain
- (transitive) reserve
Conjugation
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singular
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plural
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relative
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autonomous
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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indicative
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present
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caomhnaím
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caomhnaíonn tú; caomhnaír†
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caomhnaíonn sé, sí
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caomhnaímid; caomhnaíonn muid
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caomhnaíonn sibh
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caomhnaíonn siad; caomhnaíd†
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a chaomhnaíonn; a chaomhnaíos / a gcaomhnaíonn*; a gcaomhnaíos*
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caomhnaítear
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past
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chaomhnaigh mé; chaomhnaíos
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chaomhnaigh tú; chaomhnaís
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chaomhnaigh sé, sí
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chaomhnaíomar; chaomhnaigh muid
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chaomhnaigh sibh; chaomhnaíobhair
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chaomhnaigh siad; chaomhnaíodar
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a chaomhnaigh / ar chaomhnaigh*
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caomhnaíodh
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past habitual
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chaomhnaínn / gcaomhnaínn‡‡
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chaomhnaíteá / gcaomhnaíteᇇ
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chaomhnaíodh sé, sí / gcaomhnaíodh sé, s퇇
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chaomhnaímis; chaomhnaíodh muid / gcaomhnaímis‡‡; gcaomhnaíodh muid‡‡
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chaomhnaíodh sibh / gcaomhnaíodh sibh‡‡
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chaomhnaídís; chaomhnaíodh siad / gcaomhnaídís‡‡; gcaomhnaíodh siad‡‡
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a chaomhnaíodh / a gcaomhnaíodh*
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chaomhnaítí / gcaomhnaít퇇
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future
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caomhnóidh mé; caomhnód; caomhnóchaidh mé†
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caomhnóidh tú; caomhnóir†; caomhnóchaidh tú†
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caomhnóidh sé, sí; caomhnóchaidh sé, sí†
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caomhnóimid; caomhnóidh muid; caomhnóchaimid†; caomhnóchaidh muid†
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caomhnóidh sibh; caomhnóchaidh sibh†
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caomhnóidh siad; caomhnóid†; caomhnóchaidh siad†
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a chaomhnóidh; a chaomhnós; a chaomhnóchaidh†; a chaomhnóchas† / a gcaomhnóidh*; a gcaomhnós*; a gcaomhnóchaidh*†; a gcaomhnóchas*†
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caomhnófar; caomhnóchar†
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conditional
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chaomhnóinn; chaomhnóchainn† / gcaomhnóinn‡‡; gcaomhnóchainn†‡‡
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chaomhnófá; chaomhnóchthᆠ/ gcaomhnófᇇ; gcaomhnóchthᆇ‡
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chaomhnódh sé, sí; chaomhnóchadh sé, sí† / gcaomhnódh sé, s퇇; gcaomhnóchadh sé, s톇‡
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chaomhnóimis; chaomhnódh muid; chaomhnóchaimis†; chaomhnóchadh muid† / gcaomhnóimis‡‡; gcaomhnódh muid‡‡; gcaomhnóchaimis†‡‡; gcaomhnóchadh muid†‡‡
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chaomhnódh sibh; chaomhnóchadh sibh† / gcaomhnódh sibh‡‡; gcaomhnóchadh sibh†‡‡
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chaomhnóidís; chaomhnódh siad; chaomhnóchadh siad† / gcaomhnóidís‡‡; gcaomhnódh siad‡‡; gcaomhnóchadh siad†‡‡
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a chaomhnódh; a chaomhnóchadh† / a gcaomhnódh*; a gcaomhnóchadh*†
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chaomhnófaí; chaomhnóchthaí† / gcaomhnófa퇇; gcaomhnóchtha톇‡
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subjunctive
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present
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go gcaomhnaí mé; go gcaomhnaíod†
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go gcaomhnaí tú; go gcaomhnaír†
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go gcaomhnaí sé, sí
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go gcaomhnaímid; go gcaomhnaí muid
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go gcaomhnaí sibh
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go gcaomhnaí siad; go gcaomhnaíd†
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—
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go gcaomhnaítear
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past
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dá gcaomhnaínn
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dá gcaomhnaíteá
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dá gcaomhnaíodh sé, sí
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dá gcaomhnaímis; dá gcaomhnaíodh muid
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dá gcaomhnaíodh sibh
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dá gcaomhnaídís; dá gcaomhnaíodh siad
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—
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dá gcaomhnaítí
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imperative
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caomhnaím
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caomhnaigh
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caomhnaíodh sé, sí
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caomhnaímis
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caomhnaígí; caomhnaídh†
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caomhnaídís
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—
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caomhnaítear
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verbal noun
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caomhnú
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past participle
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caomhnaithe
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* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
caomhnaigh
- inflection of caomhnach:
- vocative/genitive singular masculine
- (archaic) dative singular feminine
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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caomhnaigh
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chaomhnaigh
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gcaomhnaigh
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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