maccoím

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

  • maccaoím

Etymology

From Old Irish macc coím. By surface analysis, macc (“boy”) +‎ cóem (“dear, gentle”).

Noun

maccoím m

  1. boy, lad
  2. servant

Derived terms

  • maccoímnacht

Descendants

  • Irish: macaomh
  • → Middle Welsh: makwyf
    • Welsh: macwy

Mutation

Mutation of maccoím
radical lenition nasalization
maccoím
also mmaccoím after a proclitic
ending in a vowel 		maccoím
pronounced with /β̃(ʲ)-/ 		unchanged

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

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