- coinne
- I.Ia supper, a party to which every one brings his own provisions (Heb.). Cf. Early Irish coindem, coinmed, coigny, conveth, quartering, *kond, eat, as in cnàmh, q.v.IIwoman (Hend.); from Norse kona, kvenna (gen. pl.), woman, English queen.II.coinne, coinneamha meeting, Irish coinne, Early Irish conne, *con-nesiâ; root nes, come, dwell, Greek $$Gnémoi, go, $$Gnaíw, dwell; Sanskrit nas, join some one. Stokes seems to think that kon-dê- is the ultimate form here, dê being the Indo-European dhê, set, Greek $$Gtíqcmi, etc. coinneamh, when used as adverb = coinnibh, dat.pl.?
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. Alexander Gairm Publications. 1982.