From Middle Irish coitchenn (whence also Manx cadjin and Scottish Gaelic coitcheann), from Old Irish coitchen, from Proto-Celtic *kom-teges-nos.
coiteann (genitive singular masculine coitinn, genitive singular feminine coitinne, plural coiteanna, comparative coitinne)
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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| Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| Nominative | coiteann | choiteann | coiteanna; choiteanna² | |
| Vocative | choitinn | coiteanna | ||
| Genitive | coitinne | coiteanna | coiteann | |
| Dative | coiteann; choiteann¹ |
choiteann; choitinn (archaic) |
coiteanna; choiteanna² | |
| Comparative | níos coitinne | |||
| Superlative | is coitinne | |||
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
coiteann m (genitive singular coitinn)
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coiteann | choiteann | gcoiteann |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||