macaomh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish maccoím, from Old Irish macc coím; equivalent to mac (“son”) +‎ caomh (“gentle”).

Noun

macaomh m (genitive singular macaoimh, nominative plural macaoimh)

  1. young person, youth; boy, lad
  2. (scouting) Cub

Declension

Declension of macaomh (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative macaomh macaoimh
vocative a mhacaoimh a mhacaomha
genitive macaoimh macaomh
dative macaomh macaoimh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an macaomh na macaoimh
genitive an mhacaoimh na macaomh
dative leis an macaomh
don mhacaomh 		leis na macaoimh

Derived terms

  • macaomhacht f (“youth, youthfulness; youthful beauty”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of macaomh
radical lenition eclipsis
macaomh mhacaomh not applicable

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

Further reading

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