caoimhe

See also: Caoimhe

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish caíme (“beauty, loveliness; charity, kindliness”), from cóem (compare modern caomh).

Noun

caoimhe f (genitive singular caoimhe)

  1. gentleness, mildness, sweetness
  2. loveliness, smoothness
Declension
Declension of caoimhe

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative caoimhe
Vocative a chaoimhe
Genitive caoimhe
Dative caoimhe

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an chaoimhe
Genitive na caoimhe
Dative leis an gcaoimhe

don chaoimhe

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. inflection of caomh (“dear, gentle; mild, pleasant; lovely, smooth”):
    1. genitive feminine singular
    2. comparative degree

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
caoimhe chaoimhe gcaoimhe
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɤivə/

Adjective

caoimhe

  1. comparative degree of caomh

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

References
  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “caoimhe”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
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