Cóemgen

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• Cáemgen, Cǽimgen

Etymology

From cóem (“dear, beloved, beautiful”) +‎ gein (“birth, person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoːi̯β̃ˌɣʲen]

Proper noun

Cóemgen m (genitive Coímgin)

1. a male given name

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	Cóemgen	—	—
Vocative	Coímgin	—	—
Accusative	CóemgenN	—	—
Genitive	CoímginL	—	—
Dative	CóemgenL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

• Irish: Caoimhín, Caoimhghin
  • → English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)
• Latin: Coemogenus

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
Cóemgen	Chóemgen	Cóemgen pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.