céim

See also: cèim

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman (“a step”), from Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step, walk”).

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

Mutated forms of céim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
céim	chéim	gcéim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, 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