coimeád

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish coimét (“act of keeping, guarding, preserving”), verbal noun of con·eim and con·ói. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic coimhead.

Pronunciation

Verb

coimeád (present analytic coimeádann, future analytic coimeádfaidh, verbal noun coimeád, past participle coimeádta)

  1. keep
  2. observe
  3. guard
    • 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
      D’innis dó fá’n pholl mór uisge ⁊ an casán caol thairis, ⁊ an mada dubh ag a choimhead.
      He told him about the great pool of water and the little pathway through it, and the black dog guarding it.
  4. hold
  5. maintain
  6. detain

Conjugation

conjugation of coimeád (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present coimeádaim coimeádann tú;
coimeádair† 		coimeádann sé, sí coimeádaimid coimeádann sibh coimeádann siad;
coimeádaid† 		a choimeádann; a choimeádas /
a gcoimeádann*; a gcoimeádas* 		coimeádtar
past choimeád mé; choimeádas choimeád tú; choimeádais choimeád sé, sí choimeádamar; choimeád muid choimeád sibh; choimeádabhair choimeád siad; choimeádadar a choimeád /
ar choimeád* 		coimeádadh
past habitual choimeádainn / gcoimeádainn‡‡ choimeádtá / gcoimeádtᇇ choimeádadh sé, sí / gcoimeádadh sé, s퇇 choimeádaimis; choimeádadh muid / gcoimeádaimis‡‡; gcoimeádadh muid‡‡ choimeádadh sibh / gcoimeádadh sibh‡‡ choimeádaidís; choimeádadh siad / gcoimeádaidís‡‡; gcoimeádadh siad‡‡ a choimeádadh /
a gcoimeádadh* 		choimeádtaí / gcoimeádta퇇
future coimeádfaidh mé;
coimeádfad 		coimeádfaidh tú;
coimeádfair† 		coimeádfaidh sé, sí coimeádfaimid;
coimeádfaidh muid 		coimeádfaidh sibh coimeádfaidh siad;
coimeádfaid† 		a choimeádfaidh; a choimeádfas /
a gcoimeádfaidh*; a gcoimeádfas* 		coimeádfar
conditional choimeádfainn / gcoimeádfainn‡‡ choimeádfá / gcoimeádfᇇ choimeádfadh sé, sí / gcoimeádfadh sé, s퇇 choimeádfaimis; choimeádfadh muid / gcoimeádfaimis‡‡; gcoimeádfadh muid‡‡ choimeádfadh sibh / gcoimeádfadh sibh‡‡ choimeádfaidís; choimeádfadh siad / gcoimeádfaidís‡‡; gcoimeádfadh siad‡‡ a choimeádfadh /
a gcoimeádfadh* 		choimeádfaí / gcoimeádfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcoimeáda mé;
go gcoimeádad† 		go gcoimeáda tú;
go gcoimeádair† 		go gcoimeáda sé, sí go gcoimeádaimid;
go gcoimeáda muid 		go gcoimeáda sibh go gcoimeáda siad;
go gcoimeádaid† 		— go gcoimeádtar
past dá gcoimeádainn dá gcoimeádtá dá gcoimeádadh sé, sí dá gcoimeádaimis;
dá gcoimeádadh muid 		dá gcoimeádadh sibh dá gcoimeádaidís;
dá gcoimeádadh siad 		— dá gcoimeádtaí
imperative coimeádaim coimeád coimeádadh sé, sí coimeádaimis coimeádaigí;
coimeádaidh† 		coimeádaidís — coimeádtar
verbal noun coimeád
past participle coimeádta

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

coimeád m (genitive singular coimeádta)

  1. verbal noun of coimeád
  2. keeping
  3. observance
  4. protection
  5. retention, maintenance

Declension

Declension of coimeád

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative coimeád
Vocative a choimeád
Genitive coimeádta
Dative coimeád

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an coimeád
Genitive an choimeádta
Dative leis an gcoimeád

don choimeád

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coimeád choimeád gcoimeád
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ “coimeád”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coimét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13

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