coimeádaí

Irish

Etymology 1

From coimeád (keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain) +‎ -aí (agent noun suffix).

Noun

coimeádaí m (genitive singular coimeádaí, nominative plural coimeádaithe)

  1. keeper, custodian
  2. curator
    Synonym: coimeádóir
Declension
Declension of coimeádaí (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coimeádaí coimeádaithe
vocative a choimeádaí a choimeádaithe
genitive coimeádaí coimeádaithe
dative coimeádaí coimeádaithe
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an coimeádaí na coimeádaithe
genitive an choimeádaí na gcoimeádaithe
dative leis an gcoimeádaí
don choimeádaí
leis na coimeádaithe
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

coimeádaí

  1. inflection of coimeádach:
    1. genitive singular feminine
    2. comparative degree
Alternative forms
  • coimeádaighe (obsolete)

Mutation

Mutated forms of coimeádaí
radical lenition eclipsis
coimeádaí choimeádaí gcoimeádaí

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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