caoineadh

Irish

Etymology 1

caoin +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation

(Munster, Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲə/^[1]^[2]
(Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲuː/^[3]
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲu(ː)/^[4]

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

Past autonomous form
- (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲəɡ/
- (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲəvˠ/
- (Mayo) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲu/
Imperative form
- (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnʲəx/
- (Galway) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲəx/
- (Mayo) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲuː/
- (Ulster) IPA^(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈkiːnʲətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈkiːnʲu/

Verb

caoineadh

inflection of caoin:
1. past indicative autonomous
2. third-person singular imperative

Mutation

Mutated forms of *caoineadh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
caoineadh	chaoineadh	gcaoineadh

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

References

^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 22, page 6
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 169
^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 33, page 10
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

caoin +‎ -adh (verbal noun suffix)

Pronunciation

(Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɯːɲəɣ/^[1]^[2]
(Skye) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔːɲəɣ/ (corresponding to the form còineadh)

Noun

caoineadh m (genitive singular caoinidh)

verbal noun of caoin
weeping, crying
a' gal is a' caoineadh ― weeping and wailing
lamenting
elegy, lamentation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

caoineadh

second/third-person conditional dependent of caoin

References

^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 309
^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

[1] Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 22, page 6

[2] Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 169

[3] Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968), The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 33, page 10

[4] Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 124, page 48

[5] John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎^[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, page 309

[6] Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937), The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

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Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Mutation

References

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Etymology 2

Verb

References