comain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰomɛɲ/

Noun

comain f (genitive singular comaine, plural comainean)

  1. debt, obligation (moral, not financial)
Declension
Declension of comain (class IIb feminine noun)
indefinite
singular plural
nominative comain comainean
genitive comaine chomainean
dative comain comainean; comainibh✝
definite
singular plural
nominative (a') chomain (na) comainean
genitive (na) comaine (nan) comainean
dative (a') chomain (na) comainean; comainibh✝
vocative chomain chomainean

✝ obsolete form, used until the 19th century

Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish comman, from Latin commūniō.[1] Cognate with Irish Comaoin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰomɪɲ/

Noun

comain f (genitive singular comain)

  1. communion

Mutation

Mutation of comain
radical lenition
comain chomain

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comman”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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