caomhnú

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cáemnugad.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /kˠeːˈnˠuː/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkˠiːnˠuː/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkˠiːwnˠuː/

Noun

caomhnú m (genitive singular caomhnaithe)

  1. verbal noun of caomhnaigh
  2. conservation, preservation
  3. maintenance, maintaining
  4. protection

Declension

Declension of caomhnú (irregular, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative caomhnú
vocative a chaomhnú
genitive caomhnaithe
dative caomhnú
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an caomhnú
genitive an chaomhnaithe
dative leis an gcaomhnú
don chaomhnú

Synonyms

  • (conservation): caomhantas
  • (protection): cosaint

Mutation

Mutated forms of caomhnú
radical lenition eclipsis
caomhnú chaomhnú gcaomhnú

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

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