Caoimhín
Irish
Alternative forms
- Caoimhghin
Etymology
From Old Irish Cóemgen. Synchronically, it may be reanalysed as caomh (“dear”) + -ín.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /kiːˈvʲiːnʲ/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkiːvʲinʲ/
Proper noun
Caoimhín m (genitive Chaoimhín)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kevin
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Caoimhín | Chaoimhín | gCaoimhín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Entries containing “Caoimhín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.