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caomh.

dear, gentle

5 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

adj/keːvˠ/Munster/kiːvˠ/Connacht/kiːw/Ulster

  1. dear, gentle

  2. mild, pleasant

  3. lovely, smooth

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cóem, from Proto-Celtic *koimos (“dear, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“of the home, belonging to the family”).

noun/keːvˠ/Munster/kiːvˠ/Connacht/kiːw/Ulster

  1. dear one, companion

    literary · masculine

  2. gentle, noble person

    literary · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish cáem (“friend, relation; comrade; noble, aristocrat; fair or beautiful object or person”).

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