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): [koːi̯β̃]

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

*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

Mutation of cóem
radical lenition nasalization
cóem chóem cóem
pronounced with /ɡ-/

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