FromMiddle Irishcom-(equative prefix),[2] fromOld Irishcom-(“with”). Cognate withScottish Gaeliccho andWelshcyn(“before”).
chomh (triggersh-prothesis)
- as [withleandnoun phrase;orwithagusoris(before a clause)]
Bhí a gúnachomh geal le sneachta.- Her gown was as white as snow.
D’fhreagair méchomh fírinneach agus a tháinig liom- I answered as truthfully as I could.
- so
Níl séchomh láidir sin.- He is not so strong.
- how
Chomh hard leis!- How tall he is!
References
- ^“chomh”, inHistorical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 com-”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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