caoineadh
Irish
Etymology 1
caoin + -adh (verbal noun suffix)
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲə/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲuː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲu/
Noun
caoineadh m (genitive singular caointe, nominative plural caointe)
- verbal noun of caoin
- keening, lamenting
- weeping, crying
- an elegy
- (poetry) a form of meter used for elegies
Derived terms
- anuaill chaointe (“hysterical crying”)
- cluiche caointe (“funeral rites, games”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲəɡ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Galway" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲəvˠ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲuː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲu/
Verb
caoineadh
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Munster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈkiːnʲəx/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Galway" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲəx/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Mayo" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲuː/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Ulster" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲu/
Verb
caoineadh
- inflection of caoin:
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caoineadh | chaoineadh | gcaoineadh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caoineadh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN