caoimhe

See also: Caoimhe

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caíme (“beauty, loveliness; charity, kindliness”), from cóem (compare modern caomh).

Noun

caoimhe f (genitive singular caoimhe)

  1. gentleness, mildness, sweetness
  2. loveliness, smoothness
Declension
Declension of caoimhe (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative caoimhe
vocative a chaoimhe
genitive caoimhe
dative caoimhe
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an chaoimhe
genitive na caoimhe
dative leis an gcaoimhe
don chaoimhe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. inflection of caomh (“dear, gentle; mild, pleasant; lovely, smooth”):
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of caoimhe
radical lenition eclipsis
caoimhe chaoimhe gcaoimhe

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤivə/

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. comparative degree of caomh

Mutation

Mutation of caoimhe
radical lenition
caoimhe chaoimhe

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “caoimhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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