comain

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkʰomɛɲ/

    Noun

    comain f (genitive singular comaine, plural comainean)

    1. debt, obligation (moral, not financial)
    Declension
    Declension of comain (class IIb feminine noun)
    indefinite
    singular plural
    nominative comain comainean
    genitive comaine chomainean
    dative comain comainean; comainibh1
    definite
    singular plural
    nominative (a') chomain (na) comainean
    genitive (na) comaine (nan) comainean
    dative (a') chomain (na) comainean; comainibh1
    vocative chomain chomainean

    1 obsolete form, used until the 19th century

    Synonyms

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish comman, from Latin commūniō.[1] Cognate with Irish Comaoin.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkʰomɪɲ/

      Noun

      comain f (genitive singular comain)

      1. communion

      Mutation

      Mutation of comain
      radical lenition
      comain chomain

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

      References

      1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comman”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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