coimeádaí
Irish
Etymology 1
From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”) + -aí (agent noun suffix).
Noun
coimeádaí m (genitive singular coimeádaí, nominative plural coimeádaithe)
- keeper, custodian
- curator
- Synonym: coimeádóir
Declension
Declension of coimeádaí
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- banchoimeádaí (“female keeper, guardian”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
- coimeádaighe (obsolete)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| coimeádaí | choimeádaí | gcoimeádaí |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Entries containing “coimeádaí” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coimeádaí” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coimeádaí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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