macaomh

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish maccoím, from Old Irish macc coím; equivalent to mac (“son”) +‎ caomh (“gentle”).

Noun

macaomh m (genitive singular macaoimh, nominative plural macaoimh)

1. young person, youth; boy, lad
2. (scouting) Cub

Declension

Declension of macaomh

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative macaomh macaoimh Vocative a mhacaoimh a mhacaomha Genitive macaoimh macaomh Dative macaomh macaoimh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an macaomh na macaoimh Genitive an mhacaoimh na macaomh Dative leis an macaomh don mhacaomh leis na macaoimh

Derived terms

• macaomhacht f (“youth, youthfulness; youthful beauty”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
macaomh	mhacaomh	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “macaomh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “maccoím”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “macaomh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.