coimeádán
Irish
Etymology
From coimeád (“keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain”) + -án.
Noun
coimeádán m (genitive singular coimeádáin, nominative plural coimeádáin)
- container, holder, chamber
Declension
Declension of coimeádán
First declension
Bare forms:
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
coimeádán | choimeádán | gcoimeádán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “coimeádán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “coimeádán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “coimeádán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.