cosmail
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- cosmil, cosmuil, cossmail
Etymology
From com- + samail
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkosṽil/
Adjective
cosmail
- like, alike, similar (+ fri (“to”))
Declension
| i-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | cosmail | cosmail | cosmail |
| Vocative | cosmail | ||
| Accusative | cosmail | cosmail | |
| Genitive | cosmail | cosmaile | cosmail |
| Dative | cosmail | cosmail | cosmail |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
| Nominative | cosmaili | cosmaili | |
| Vocative | cosmaili | ||
| Accusative | cosmaili | ||
| Genitive | cosmail* cosmaile | ||
| Dative | cosmailib | ||
| Notes | *not when substantivized | ||
Derived terms
- cosmailigidir
- cosmailius
- écsamail
Descendants
- Irish: cosúil
- Manx: cosoyl
- Scottish Gaelic: cosail
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| cosmail | chosmail | cosmail pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “cosmail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.