caomhnaigh

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish cáemnaid, from cáemna (protecting, keeping).

Verb

caomhnaigh (present analytic caomhnaíonn, future analytic caomhnóidh, verbal noun caomhnú, past participle caomhnaithe)

  1. (transitive) preserve, conserve
  2. (transitive) maintain
  3. (transitive) reserve
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caomhnaigh

  1. inflection of caomhnach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

Mutated forms of caomhnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
caomhnaigh chaomhnaigh gcaomhnaigh

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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