comaoin

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish commaín (equal return; exchange; obligation; favour).

Noun

comaoin f (genitive singular comaoine, nominative plural comaoineacha)

  1. favor, obligation
  2. return for favor, recompense
  3. enhancement
  4. consideration; offering

Declension

Declension of comaoin (second declension)
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an chomaoin na comaoineacha
genitive na comaoine na gcomaoineacha
dative leis an gcomaoin
don chomaoin
leis na comaoineacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of comaoin
radical lenition eclipsis
comaoin chomaoin gcomaoin

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