caomh

Irish

Pronunciation

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)

  1. dear, gentle
  2. mild, pleasant
  3. lovely, smooth
    Synonym: caomhdha
Declension
Declension of caomh
Positive singular plural
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

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)

  1. dear one, companion
  2. gentle, noble person
Declension
Declension of caomh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caomh caoimh
vocative a chaoimh a chaomha
genitive caoimh caomh
dative caomh caoimh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an caomh na caoimh
genitive an chaoimh na gcaomh
dative leis an gcaomh
don chaomh 		leis na caoimh

Mutation

Mutated forms of caomh
radical lenition eclipsis
caomh chaomh gcaomh

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

Further reading

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)

  1. kind, meek, gracious, gentle, mild
  2. emollient
  3. tender
  4. dear, beloved
  5. bland

Derived terms

Noun

caomh m (genitive singular caoimh, plural caoimh)

  1. kindness, gentleness, friendship, hospitality
  2. friend
  3. beloved object
  4. (rare) feast

Mutation

Mutation of caomh
radical lenition
caomh chaomh

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

References

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