coimhead

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish coimét, verbal noun of con·eim (“protects, preserves, secures”).

Verb

coimhead (past choimhead, future coimheadaidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadte)

1. keep
2. look
3. watch

Synonyms

• amhairc

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimhid)

1. verbal noun of coimhead

Derived terms

• maor-coimhid