chomh

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Irish

Alternative forms

comh, cómh, chómh

Etymology

From Middle Irish com- (equative prefix), from Old Irish com-. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic cho and Welsh cyn (“before”).

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /xoː/, /xo/, /xɔ/
(Galway) IPA^(key): /xoː/, /xo/
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /xʊ/, /xɑː/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /koː/ (corresponding to alternative form cómh)

Adverb

chomh (triggers h-prothesis)

as (followed by le before a noun phrase and agus or is before a clause)
Bhí a gúna chomh geal le sneachta.
Her gown was as white as snow.

D’fhreagair mé chomh fírinneach agus a tháinig liom
I answered as truthfully as I could.
so
Níl sé chomh láidir sin.
He is not so strong.
how
Chomh hard leis!
How tall he is!

Derived terms

chomh luath agus (“as soon as”)
chomh luath agus is féidir (“as soon as possible”)
chomh maith (“also, as well”)

References

^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 32

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “2 com-”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “cóṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 171

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