caidreamh
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish caidrem, from Old Irish coitreb (“fellowship, company, association”). By surface analysis, caidr(igh) + -amh.
Noun
caidreamh m (genitive singular caidrimh or caideartha)
- verbal noun of caidrigh
- intimacy, intercourse, relationship
- dialogue
- interaction, relation, relations
Declension
(regular noun):
Declension of caidreamh
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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(verbal noun):
Declension of caidreamh
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Synonyms
- (relationship): baint, gaol, gaolmhaireacht
Derived terms
- caidreamh collaí m (“sexual intercourse”)
- caidreamh daoine m (“human intercourse, companionship”)
- caidreamh gníomhach m (“engagement”)
- caidreamh idirnáisiúnta m (“international relations”)
- caidreamh mídhlisteanach m (“illicit intimacy”)
- caidreamh poiblí m (“public relations”)
- caidreamh taidhleoireachta m (“diplomatic relations”)
- caidreamhach (“intimate, sociable”, adjective)
- caidreamhach m (“intimate, companion; sociable person”)
- comhchaidreamh m (“association, relationship”)
- díchaidreamh m (“dissociation”)
- droch-chaidreamh m (“bad companionship, bad company; evil association, illicit intimacy”)
- ilchaidreamhach (“promiscuous”, adjective)
- oíche chaidrimh f (“social evening”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caidreamh | chaidreamh | gcaidreamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “caidreamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “caidrem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “coitreb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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| Radical | Lenition |
| caidreamh | chaidreamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
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