cosmail

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • cosmil, cosmuil, cossmail

Etymology

From com- + samail

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkosṽil/

Adjective

cosmail

  1. like, alike, similar (+ fri (to))

Declension

i-stem
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cosmail cosmail cosmail
Vocative cosmail
Accusative cosmail cosmail
Genitive cosmail cosmaile cosmail
Dative cosmail cosmail cosmail
Plural Masculine Feminine/neuter
Nominative cosmaili cosmaili
Vocative cosmaili
Accusative cosmaili
Genitive cosmail*
cosmaile
Dative cosmailib
Notes *not when substantivized

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: cosúil
  • Manx: cosoyl
  • Scottish Gaelic: cosail

Mutation

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

Further reading

  • cosmail” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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