Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish cáemnaid, from cáemna (protecting, keeping).

Verb

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caomhnaigh (present analytic caomhnaíonn, future analytic caomhnóidh, verbal noun caomhnú, past participle caomhnaithe)

  1. (transitive) preserve, conserve
  2. (transitive) maintain
  3. (transitive) reserve
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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caomhnaigh

  1. inflection of caomhnach:
    1. vocative/genitive singular masculine
    2. (archaic) dative singular feminine

Mutation

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Mutated forms of caomhnaigh
radical lenition eclipsis
caomhnaigh chaomhnaigh gcaomhnaigh

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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