coimheach

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃jəx/

Noun

coimheach m (genitive singular coimhich, plural coimhich)

1. stranger, foreigner

   Synonyms: coigreach, eilthireach, Gall

Adjective

coimheach

1. strange, foreign, exotic

   Synonym: eilthireach

Derived terms

• aghaidh-choimheach, aodann-coimheach (“mask”)
• culaidh-choimheach (“costume”)

 

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
coimheach	choimheach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.