maccoím
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- maccaoím
Etymology
From macc (“boy”) + cóem (“dear, gentle”)
Noun
maccoím m
- boy, lad
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- maccoímda (“boyish, youthful”)
- maccoímdacht (“the qualities proper to youth; youthful vigour or prowess”)
Descendants
- Irish: macaomh
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
maccoím also mmaccoím after a proclitic | maccoím pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ | maccoím also mmaccoím after a proclitic |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- “maccoím” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.