caidreamh

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish caidrem, from Old Irish coitreb (“fellowship, company, association”). By surface analysis, caidr(igh) +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈkɞdʲəɾʲəv/[1] (corresponding to the form coidreamh)

Noun

caidreamh m (genitive singular as substantive caidrimh, genitive as verbal noun caideartha)

  1. verbal noun of caidrigh
  2. intimacy, intercourse, relationship
  3. dialogue
  4. interaction, relation, relations

Declension

(substantive):

Declension of caidreamh (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative caidreamh
vocative a chaidrimh
genitive caidrimh
dative caidreamh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an caidreamh
genitive an chaidrimh
dative leis an gcaidreamh
don chaidreamh

(verbal noun):

Declension of caidreamh (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative caidreamh
vocative a chaidreamh
genitive caideartha
dative caidreamh
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an caidreamh
genitive an chaideartha
dative leis an gcaidreamh
don chaidreamh

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • caidreamh collaí m (“sexual intercourse”)
  • caidreamh daoine m (“human intercourse”)
  • caidreamh gníomhach m (“engagement”)
  • caidreamh idirnáisiúnta m (“international relations”)
  • caidreamh mídhlisteanach m (“illicit intimacy”)
  • caidreamh poiblí m (“public relations”)
  • caidreamh taidhleoireachta m (“diplomatic relations”)
  • caidreamhach m (“intimate, companion”)
  • caidreamhach (“intimate, sociable”, adjective)
  • comhchaidreamh m (“association”)
  • díchaidreamh m (“dissociation”)
  • droch-chaidreamh m (“bad companionship”)
  • ilchaidreamhach (“promiscuous”, adjective)
  • oíche chaidrimh f (“social evening”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caidreamh
radical lenition eclipsis
caidreamh chaidreamh gcaidreamh

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 81

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caidreamh m (genitive singular caidreimh, no plural)

  1. alternative form of caidreabh

Mutation

Mutation of caidreamh
radical lenition
caidreamh chaidreamh

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

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