comhaois

== Irish == === Alternative forms === comhaos, comhnaois, comhnaos có-aois, có-aos, comh-aois, cómhaois, cómh-aois, comh-aoise, cómh-aoise, comh-aos, cómhaos, comh-n-aois, cómhnaois, comh-n-aos, cómhnaos (obsolete) === Etymology === Originally the genitive singular used attributively, from Old Irish comáes. By surface analysis, comh- +‎ aois. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic comhaois and Manx co-eash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkoː.iːʃ/, (older) /ˈkoː.ɯːʃ/ === Noun === comhaois f (genitive singular comhaoise, nominative plural comhaoiseanna or comhaoiseacha or comhaoistí) contemporary, coeval, peer (person of the same age), age-mate ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ar comhais (“of the same age”) ==== Related terms ==== comhaosta === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cóṁaois”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 235; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “comhaois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === co-aois === Etymology === Originally the genitive singular used attributively, from Old Irish comáes. By surface analysis, co- +‎ aois. Cognate with Irish comhaois and Manx co-eash. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔ.ɯːʃ/, /kʰɯːʃ/ === Noun === comhaois m (genitive singular comhaois, plural comhaoisean) contemporary, peer (person roughly the same age as another) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== co-aoiseach === Mutation ===