caoin

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Irish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [kiːnʲ]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Irish caín.

Adjective [edit]

caoin (genitive singular feminine caoine, plural caoine, comparative caoine)

  1. smooth, polished
  2. kind, gentle

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old Irish caínid, from Brythonic, compare Welsh cwyn (lament).

Verb [edit]

caoin (present analytic caoineann, future analytic caoinfidh, verbal noun caoineadh, past participle caointe)

  1. keen, lament
  2. cry, weep
Inflection [edit]
Mutation [edit]
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caoin chaoin gcaoin
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /kɯːn/

Verb [edit]

caoin (verbal noun caoineadh)

  1. mourn, lament, grieve
  2. cry, weep

Synonyms [edit]

Noun [edit]

caoin f (genitive caoine, no plural)

  1. exterior, outer side (of garment)

Antonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]