coimhead

Irish

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkɨ̞vʲad̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲad̪ˠ/^[1]

Verb

coimhead (present analytic coimheadann, future analytic coimheadfaidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadta)

Ulster form of coimeád

Conjugation

conjugation of coimhead (first conjugation – B)

tense	singular			plural			relative	autonomous
verbal noun	coimhead
past participle	coimheadta
tense	first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative
present	coimheadaim	coimheadann tú; coimheadair^†	coimheadann sé, sí	coimheadaimid	coimheadann sibh	coimheadann siad; coimheadaid^†	a choimheadann; a choimheadas / a gcoimheadann*	coimheadtar
past	choimhead mé; choimheadas	choimhead tú; choimheadais	choimhead sé, sí	choimheadamar; choimhead muid	choimhead sibh; choimheadabhair	choimhead siad; choimheadadar	a choimhead / ar choimhead*	coimheadadh
past habitual	choimheadainn / gcoimheadainn‡‡	choimheadtá / gcoimheadtá‡‡	choimheadadh sé, sí / gcoimheadadh sé, sí‡‡	choimheadaimis; choimheadadh muid / gcoimheadaimis‡‡; gcoimheadadh muid‡‡	choimheadadh sibh / gcoimheadadh sibh‡‡	choimheadaidís; choimheadadh siad / gcoimheadaidís‡‡; gcoimheadadh siad‡‡	a choimheadadh / a gcoimheadadh*	choimheadtaí / gcoimheadtaí‡‡
future	coimheadfaidh mé; coimheadfad	coimheadfaidh tú; coimheadfair^†	coimheadfaidh sé, sí	coimheadfaimid; coimheadfaidh muid	coimheadfaidh sibh	coimheadfaidh siad; coimheadfaid^†	a choimheadfaidh; a choimheadfas / a gcoimheadfaidh*	coimheadfar
conditional	choimheadfainn / gcoimheadfainn‡‡	choimheadfá / gcoimheadfá‡‡	choimheadfadh sé, sí / gcoimheadfadh sé, sí‡‡	choimheadfaimis; choimheadfadh muid / gcoimheadfaimis‡‡; gcoimheadfadh muid‡‡	choimheadfadh sibh / gcoimheadfadh sibh‡‡	choimheadfaidís; choimheadfadh siad / gcoimheadfaidís‡‡; gcoimheadfadh siad‡‡	a choimheadfadh / a gcoimheadfadh*	choimheadfaí / gcoimheadfaí‡‡
subjunctive
present	go gcoimheada mé; go gcoimheadad^†	go gcoimheada tú; go gcoimheadair^†	go gcoimheada sé, sí	go gcoimheadaimid; go gcoimheada muid	go gcoimheada sibh	go gcoimheada siad; go gcoimheadaid^†	—	go gcoimheadtar
past	dá gcoimheadainn	dá gcoimheadtá	dá gcoimheadadh sé, sí	dá gcoimheadaimis; dá gcoimheadadh muid	dá gcoimheadadh sibh	dá gcoimheadaidís; dá gcoimheadadh siad	—	dá gcoimheadtaí
imperative
–	coimheadaim	coimhead	coimheadadh sé, sí	coimheadaimis	coimheadaigí; coimheadaidh^†	coimheadaidís	—	coimheadtar

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimheadta)

Ulster form of coimeád

Declension

Declension of coimhead (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	coimhead
vocative	a choimhead
genitive	coimheadta
dative	coimhead

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an coimhead
genitive	an choimheadta
dative	leis an gcoimhead don choimhead

Mutation

Mutated forms of *coimhead*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
coimhead	choimhead	gcoimhead

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

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish coimét, verbal noun of con·eim (“protects, preserves, secures”).

Pronunciation

(Lewis) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰõ.at̪/, /ˈkʰũ.at̪/^[1], [ˈkʰʉ̃˧˥.at̪˥˩]^[2] (as if spelled cumhad)
(Harris, North Uist, Benbecula) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛ̃.at̪/, /ˈkʰɛ̃.ət̪/^[3]^[4]
(Scalpay, Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛ̃.ət̪/^[5]^[6], /ˈkʰɔ̃ĩ.at̪/
(South Uist, Eriskay, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃ĩ.at̪/^[7], [ˈkʰɔ̝̃ĩ.at̪]^[8]
(Wester Ross) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃.at̪/^[9]

Verb

coimhead (past choimhead, future coimheadaidh or coimhdidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadte)

Synonyms

amhairc

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimhid)

verbal noun of coimhead

Derived terms

maor-coimhid

Mutation

Mutation of *coimhead*
radical	lenition
coimhead	choimhead

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

References

^ Jenny Ladefoged, Peter Ladefoged, Alice Turk, Kevin Hind (5 February 1996) “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎^[1], Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics
^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎^[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17
^ Seanchas Shlèite
^ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
^ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

[1] Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

[2] Jenny Ladefoged, Peter Ladefoged, Alice Turk, Kevin Hind (5 February 1996) “Word List for Scottish Gaelic (Great Bernera, Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland)”, in The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive‎^[1], Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics

[3] Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[4] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[5] Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902) “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99‎^[2], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88

[6] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1941) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. II: The dialects of Skye and Ross-shire, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap, page 17

[7] Seanchas Shlèite

[8] Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath

[9] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[10] Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN

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