caitheamh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish caithem.
Pronunciation
- (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /ka/
Declension
(as substantive):
Declension of caitheamh
First declension
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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(as verbal noun):
Declension of caitheamh
Irregular
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Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- anchaitheamh (“extravagance”)
- caitheamh amach (“projection”) (of wall, cliff, etc.)
- caitheamh anuas (i simléar) (“downdraft (in a chimney)”)
- caitheamh in airde (“toss-up; pitch and toss”)
- caitheamh le fána (“downward slope”)
- caitheamh tobac (“tobacco-smoking”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| caitheamh | chaitheamh | gcaitheamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "caitheamh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “caithem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “caitheamh” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “caitheamh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
caitheamh f (genitive singular caitheimh, plural caitheamhan)
- verbal noun of caith
- consumption
- (with article, a' chaitheamh) asthma, tuberculosis [1]
Derived terms
- ana-caitheamh (“extravagance, prodigality, waste; profusion; riot”)
- caitheamh-aimsire (“pastime, sport, diversion; waste of time.”)
- caitheamh-beatha (“moral conduct, behaviour, conversation, mode of living”)
- caitheamh a' ghrùthain
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| caitheamh | chaitheamh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “caithem” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
References
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