cóem

See also: coem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”) (compare Breton kuñv, Welsh cu), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːi̯ṽ/

Adjective

cóem

  1. dear, gentle, beloved

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cóem cóem cóem
Vocative coím*
cóem**
Accusative cóem coím
Genitive coím coíme coím
Dative cóem coím cóem
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative coím cóema
Vocative cóemu
cóema†
Accusative cóemu
cóema†
Genitive cóem
Dative cóemaib
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Derived terms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: cáem

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
cóem chóem cóem
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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