caomh
Irish
Etymology 1
From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).
Adjective
caomh (genitive singular masculine caoimh, genitive singular feminine caoimhe, plural caomha, comparative caoimhe)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | caomh | chaomh | caomha; chaomha² | |
Vocative | chaoimh | caomha | ||
Genitive | caoimhe | caomha | caomh | |
Dative | caomh; chaomh¹ |
chaomh; chaoimh (archaic) |
caomha; chaomha² | |
Comparative | níos caoimhe | |||
Superlative | is caoimhe |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
- caomhdha
- caomheagar
Etymology 2
From Old Irish cáem (“friend, relation; comrade; noble, aristocrat; fair or beautiful object or person”).
Noun
caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, nominative plural caoimh) (literary)
Declension
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caomh | chaomh | gcaomh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cáem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “caomh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɯːv/
Adjective
caomh (comparative caoimhe)
Derived terms
- is caomh le (“like (verb)”)
Noun
caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, plural caoimh)
- kindness, gentleness, friendship, hospitality
- friend
- beloved object
- (rare) feast
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
caomh | chaomh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 cáem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language