scéimh

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Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish scíam (appearance, beauty) (whence also Scottish Gaelic sgiamh), from Latin schēma (form, shape, figure), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, form, shape, figure). Doublet of scéim.

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Noun

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scéimh f (genitive singular scéimhe, nominative plural scéimheanna)

  1. beauty, fairness
    Synonym: áilleacht
  2. appearance
    Synonyms: cuma, cosúlacht

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