céim
See also: cèim
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman (“a step”), from Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step, walk”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceːmʲ/
Declension
Declension of céim
Second declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- aischéim (“backward step”)
- ardchéim (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”)
- breischéim (“comparative”)
- céim bhréige (“feint”)
- forchéim (“climax”)
Related terms
- céimnigh (“step, pace; graduate”, verb)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
céim | chéim | gcéim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188–89
Further reading
- “céim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- "céim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
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