Irish
Etymology
From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”) + -án.
Noun
coimeádán m (genitive singular coimeádáin, nominative plural coimeádáin)
- container, holder, chamber
Declension
Declension of coimeádán (first declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of coimeádán
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lenition
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eclipsis
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choimeádán
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gcoimeádán
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “coimeádán”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “coimeádán”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025