Caoimhín
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish Cóemgen. By surface analysis, caomh (“dear”) + -ín. Compare Serbo-Croatian Dragan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Caoimhín m (genitive Chaoimhín)
- a male given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Kevin
Descendants[edit]
- → English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)
Mutation[edit]
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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[edit]
- Entries containing “Caoimhín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Categories:
- Irish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Irish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms suffixed with -ín
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish proper nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish given names
- Irish male given names
- Irish male given names from Old Irish