Cóemgen

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cóem (“dear, beloved, beautiful”) +‎ gein (“birth, person”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːi̯ṽˌɣʲen/

Proper noun

Cóemgen m (genitive Coímgin)

  1. a male given name

Inflection
Masculine o-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative Cóemgen — —
Vocative Coímgin — —
Accusative CóemgenN — —
Genitive CoímginL — —
Dative CóemgenL — —
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants
  • Irish: Caoimhín, Caoimhghin
    • → English: Kevin (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: Coemogenus

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
Cóemgen Chóemgen Cóemgen
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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