coim

coim

See also: coím

Irish

Alternative forms

• com
• cuim (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish coim.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /kʌmˠ/[1] (corresponding to the form com)

Noun

coim f (genitive singular coime, nominative plural coimeanna)

1. waist
2. covering

Declension

Declension of coim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative coim coimeanna Vocative a choim a choimeanna Genitive coime coimeanna Dative coim coimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an choim na coimeanna Genitive na coime na gcoimeanna Dative leis an gcoim don choim leis na coimeanna

• Alternative plural form: coime

Derived terms

• faoi choim

Further reading

• “coim” at the Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926 of the Royal Irish Academy.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 coim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• “coim” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1st ed., 1904, by Patrick S. Dinneen, page 160.
• "coim" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

References

1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 24