maccoím
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- maccaoím
Etymology
From macc (“boy”) + cóem (“dear, gentle”)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- maccoímda (“boyish, youthful”)
- maccoímdacht (“the qualities proper to youth; youthful vigour or prowess”)
Descendants
- Irish: macaomh
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| maccoím also mmaccoím after a proclitic |
maccoím pronounced with /ṽ(ʲ)-/ |
maccoím also mmaccoím after a proclitic |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- “maccoím” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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