coimeád
See also: coimead
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish coimét (“act of keeping, guarding, preserving”), verbal noun of con·eim and con·ói.[2] Cognate with Scottish Gaelic coimhead.
Verb
coimeád (present analytic coimeádann, future analytic coimeádfaidh, verbal noun coimeád, past participle coimeádta)
- keep
- observe
- guard
- 1894 March, Peadar Mac Fionnlaoigh, “An rí nach robh le fagháil bháis”, in Irisleabhar na Gaedhilge, volume 1:5, Dublin: Gaelic Union, pages 185–88:
- D’innis dó fá’n pholl mór uisge ⁊ an casán caol thairis, ⁊ an mada dubh ag a choimhead.
- He told him about the great pool of water and the little pathway through it, and the black dog guarding it.
- hold
- maintain
- detain
Conjugation
conjugation of coimeád (first conjugation – B)
singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||||
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first | second | third | first | second | third | ||||
indicative | present | coimeádaim | coimeádann tú; coimeádair† |
coimeádann sé, sí | coimeádaimid | coimeádann sibh | coimeádann siad; coimeádaid† |
a choimeádann; a choimeádas / a gcoimeádann*; a gcoimeádas* |
coimeádtar |
past | choimeád mé; choimeádas | choimeád tú; choimeádais | choimeád sé, sí | choimeádamar; choimeád muid | choimeád sibh; choimeádabhair | choimeád siad; choimeádadar | a choimeád / ar choimeád* |
coimeádadh | |
past habitual | choimeádainn / gcoimeádainn‡‡ | choimeádtá / gcoimeádtᇇ | choimeádadh sé, sí / gcoimeádadh sé, s퇇 | choimeádaimis; choimeádadh muid / gcoimeádaimis‡‡; gcoimeádadh muid‡‡ | choimeádadh sibh / gcoimeádadh sibh‡‡ | choimeádaidís; choimeádadh siad / gcoimeádaidís‡‡; gcoimeádadh siad‡‡ | a choimeádadh / a gcoimeádadh* |
choimeádtaí / gcoimeádta퇇 | |
future | coimeádfaidh mé; coimeádfad |
coimeádfaidh tú; coimeádfair† |
coimeádfaidh sé, sí | coimeádfaimid; coimeádfaidh muid |
coimeádfaidh sibh | coimeádfaidh siad; coimeádfaid† |
a choimeádfaidh; a choimeádfas / a gcoimeádfaidh*; a gcoimeádfas* |
coimeádfar | |
conditional | choimeádfainn / gcoimeádfainn‡‡ | choimeádfá / gcoimeádfᇇ | choimeádfadh sé, sí / gcoimeádfadh sé, s퇇 | choimeádfaimis; choimeádfadh muid / gcoimeádfaimis‡‡; gcoimeádfadh muid‡‡ | choimeádfadh sibh / gcoimeádfadh sibh‡‡ | choimeádfaidís; choimeádfadh siad / gcoimeádfaidís‡‡; gcoimeádfadh siad‡‡ | a choimeádfadh / a gcoimeádfadh* |
choimeádfaí / gcoimeádfa퇇 | |
subjunctive | present | go gcoimeáda mé; go gcoimeádad† |
go gcoimeáda tú; go gcoimeádair† |
go gcoimeáda sé, sí | go gcoimeádaimid; go gcoimeáda muid |
go gcoimeáda sibh | go gcoimeáda siad; go gcoimeádaid† |
— | go gcoimeádtar |
past | dá gcoimeádainn | dá gcoimeádtá | dá gcoimeádadh sé, sí | dá gcoimeádaimis; dá gcoimeádadh muid |
dá gcoimeádadh sibh | dá gcoimeádaidís; dá gcoimeádadh siad |
— | dá gcoimeádtaí | |
imperative | coimeádaim | coimeád | coimeádadh sé, sí | coimeádaimis | coimeádaigí; coimeádaidh† |
coimeádaidís | — | coimeádtar | |
verbal noun | coimeád | ||||||||
past participle | coimeádta |
*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Synonyms
Derived terms
Noun
coimeád m (genitive singular coimeádta)
- verbal noun of coimeád
- keeping
- observance
- protection
- retention, maintenance
Declension
Declension of coimeád
Third declension
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coimeád | choimeád | gcoimeád |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “coimeád”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coimét”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 22, page 13
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “coiṁéadaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 162
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeád”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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