comhaireamh

Irish

Alternative forms

coimhreamh
cómhaireamh, cómháireamh, cóimhreamh, cómhreamh (superseded)^[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish comáirem (“act of counting”),^[2] ultimately from Proto-Celtic *rīmā (“number”). By surface analysis, comh- (“common, collective”) +‎ áireamh (“count, counting, enumeration”) and comhair +‎ -amh.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkuːɾʲəvˠ/^[3] ~ /ˈkoːɾʲəvˠ/^[4]^[5]
(Connacht) IPA^(key): (Galway) /ˈkuːɾʲə/^[6] ~ /ˈkuːɾˠə/^[7], /ˈkuəɾʲə/^[8]; (Mayo) /ˈkoːɾʲuː/ ~ /ˈkuːɾʲuː/^[9]

Noun

comhaireamh m (genitive singular as substantive comhairimh, genitive as verbal noun comhairthe, nominative plural comhairimh)

verbal noun of comhair
count, (act of) counting; calculation, reckoning

Declension

Declension of comhaireamh (first declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	comhaireamh	comhairimh
vocative	a chomhairimh	a chomhaireamha
genitive	comhairimh	comhaireamh
dative	comhaireamh	comhairimh

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an comhaireamh	na comhairimh
genitive	an chomhairimh	na gcomhaireamh
dative	leis an gcomhaireamh don chomhaireamh	leis na comhairimh

(as verbal noun):

Declension of comhaireamh (third declension, no plural)

bare forms
	singular
nominative	comhaireamh
vocative	a chomhaireamh
genitive	comhairthe
dative	comhaireamh

forms with the definite article
	singular
nominative	an comhaireamh
genitive	an chomhairthe
dative	leis an gcomhaireamh don chomhaireamh

Synonyms

áireamh

Mutation

Mutated forms of *comhaireamh*
radical	lenition	eclipsis
comhaireamh	chomhaireamh	gcomhaireamh

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

References

^ “comhaireamh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “comáirem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947), The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 420, page 116
^ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968), The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 242, page 67; reprinted 1988
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000), Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 567, page 313
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977), Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 170, page 74
^ Finck, F. N. (1899), Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 168
^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974), Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 51
^ de Búrca, Seán (1958), The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 429, page 119