céim

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/, [cɛi̯mʲ]

Noun

céim f (genitive singular céime, nominative plural céimeanna)

1. step, footstep
2. pace
3. step (of a stair), riser
4. grade (of elevation)
5. degree (of a university; angle; temperature)
6. (grammar) degree (comparison stage of an adjective or adverb)
7. stage (phase)

Declension

Declension of céim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative céim céimeanna Vocative a chéim a chéimeanna Genitive céime céimeanna Dative céim céimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chéim na céimeanna Genitive na céime na gcéimeanna Dative leis an gcéim don chéim leis na céimeanna

Derived terms

• aischéim
• ardchéim
• ardú céime
• breischéim
• bunchéim
• céim bhréige
• coiscéim
• forchéim

 

Related terms

• céimnigh (“step, pace; graduate”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
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

1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188–89

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “céim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 60