aischéim

aischéim

Irish

Etymology

From ais- (“re-, back”) +‎ céim (“step”).

Noun

aischéim f (genitive singular aischéime, nominative plural aischéimeanna)

1. backward step

Declension

Declension of aischéim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative aischéim aischéimeanna Vocative a aischéim a aischéimeanna Genitive aischéime aischéimeanna Dative aischéim aischéimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an aischéim na haischéimeanna Genitive na haischéime na n-aischéimeanna Dative leis an aischéim don aischéim leis na haischéimeanna

Derived terms

• aischéimnigh (“step back; regress”, verb)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Eclipsis	with h-prothesis	with t-prothesis
aischéim	n-aischéim	haischéim	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "aischéim" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.