caoineas

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish caínes (“smoothness”), from caín (“smooth”). By surface analysis, caoin +‎ -as.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲəsˠ/

Noun

caoineas m (genitive singular caoinis)

  1. smoothness, gentleness

Declension
Declension of caoineas

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative caoineas
Vocative a chaoinis
Genitive caoinis
Dative caoineas

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an caoineas
Genitive an chaoinis
Dative leis an gcaoineas

don chaoineas

Synonyms

Antonyms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caoineas chaoineas gcaoineas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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