céim - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman (“a step”), from Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step, walk”).[1]
céim f (genitive singular céime, nominative plural céimeanna)
- step, footstep
- pace
- step (of a stair), riser
- grade (of elevation)
- degree (of a university; angle; temperature)
- (grammar) degree (comparison stage of an adjective or adverb)
- stage (phase)
- céimnigh (“step, pace; graduate”, verb)
| 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.
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188–89
- 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
