coimhead

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkɨ̞vʲad̪ˠ/, (older) /ˈkɨ̞̃vʲad̪ˠ/[1]

Verb

coimhead (present analytic coimheadann, future analytic coimheadfaidh, verbal noun coimhead, past participle coimheadta)

  1. Ulster form of coimeád

Conjugation
conjugation of coimhead (first conjugation – B)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present coimheadaim coimheadann tú;
coimheadair†		 coimheadann sé, sí coimheadaimid coimheadann sibh coimheadann siad;
coimheadaid†		 a choimheadann; a choimheadas /
a gcoimheadann*; a gcoimheadas*		 coimheadtar
past choimhead mé; choimheadas choimhead tú; choimheadais choimhead sé, sí choimheadamar; choimhead muid choimhead sibh; choimheadabhair choimhead siad; choimheadadar a choimhead /
ar choimhead*		 coimheadadh
past habitual choimheadainn / gcoimheadainn‡‡ choimheadtá / gcoimheadtᇇ choimheadadh sé, sí / gcoimheadadh sé, s퇇 choimheadaimis; choimheadadh muid / gcoimheadaimis‡‡; gcoimheadadh muid‡‡ choimheadadh sibh / gcoimheadadh sibh‡‡ choimheadaidís; choimheadadh siad / gcoimheadaidís‡‡; gcoimheadadh siad‡‡ a choimheadadh /
a gcoimheadadh*		 choimheadtaí / gcoimheadta퇇
future coimheadfaidh mé;
coimheadfad		 coimheadfaidh tú;
coimheadfair†		 coimheadfaidh sé, sí coimheadfaimid;
coimheadfaidh muid		 coimheadfaidh sibh coimheadfaidh siad;
coimheadfaid†		 a choimheadfaidh; a choimheadfas /
a gcoimheadfaidh*; a gcoimheadfas*		 coimheadfar
conditional choimheadfainn / gcoimheadfainn‡‡ choimheadfá / gcoimheadfᇇ choimheadfadh sé, sí / gcoimheadfadh sé, s퇇 choimheadfaimis; choimheadfadh muid / gcoimheadfaimis‡‡; gcoimheadfadh muid‡‡ choimheadfadh sibh / gcoimheadfadh sibh‡‡ choimheadfaidís; choimheadfadh siad / gcoimheadfaidís‡‡; gcoimheadfadh siad‡‡ a choimheadfadh /
a gcoimheadfadh*		 choimheadfaí / gcoimheadfa퇇
subjunctive present go gcoimheada mé;
go gcoimheadad†		 go gcoimheada tú;
go gcoimheadair†		 go gcoimheada sé, sí go gcoimheadaimid;
go gcoimheada muid		 go gcoimheada sibh go gcoimheada siad;
go gcoimheadaid†		 — go gcoimheadtar
past dá gcoimheadainn dá gcoimheadtá dá gcoimheadadh sé, sí dá gcoimheadaimis;
dá gcoimheadadh muid		 dá gcoimheadadh sibh dá gcoimheadaidís;
dá gcoimheadadh siad		 — dá gcoimheadtaí
imperative coimheadaim coimhead coimheadadh sé, sí coimheadaimis coimheadaigí;
coimheadaidh†		 coimheadaidís — coimheadtar
verbal noun coimhead
past participle coimheadta

*indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimheadta)

  1. Ulster form of coimeád

Declension
Declension of coimhead

Third declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative coimhead
Vocative a choimhead
Genitive coimheadta
Dative coimhead

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular
Nominative an coimhead
Genitive an choimheadta
Dative leis an gcoimhead

don choimhead

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

References
  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 8

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔ̃jət̪/
  • (Harris, North Uist, Skye) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɛ̃.ət̪]
  • (Lewis) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɔ̃.ət̪], [ˈkʰʉ̃.ət̪]

Verb

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

  1. keep
  2. look
  3. watch

Synonyms

Noun

coimhead m (genitive singular coimhid)

  1. verbal noun of coimhead

Derived terms

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