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Irish

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Etymology

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From coimeád (keep; observe; guard; hold; maintain; detain) +‎ -án.

Noun

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coimeádán m (genitive singular coimeádáin, nominative plural coimeádáin)

  1. container, holder, chamber

Declension

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Declension of coimeádán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative coimeádán coimeádáin
vocative a choimeádáin a choimeádána
genitive coimeádáin coimeádán
dative coimeádán coimeádáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an coimeádán na coimeádáin
genitive an choimeádáin na gcoimeádán
dative leis an gcoimeádán
don choimeádán
leis na coimeádáin

Mutation

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Mutated forms of coimeádán
radical lenition eclipsis
coimeádán choimeádán gcoimeádán

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

Further reading

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