cóem

See also: coem

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• coím

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”) (compare Breton kuñv, Welsh cu), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”) (compare English home, Lithuanian káimas (“village, countryside”), Sanskrit क्षेम (kṣéma, “basis, foundation”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːi̯ṽ/

Adjective

cóem

1. dear, gentle, beloved

Declension

o/ā-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cóem	cóem	cóem
Vocative	coím* cóem**
Accusative	cóem	coím
Genitive	coím	coíme	coím
Dative	cóem	coím	cóem
Plural	Masculine	Feminine/neuter
Nominative	coím	cóema
Vocative	cóemu cóema†
Accusative	cóemu cóema†
Genitive	cóem
Dative	cóemaib
Notes	*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative † not when substantivized

Derived terms

• Cóemgen
• macc coím

 

Derived terms

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

Descendants

• Middle Irish: cáem
  • Irish: caomh
  • Scottish Gaelic: caomh

Mutation

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