cimír

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪˈmʲiːrʲ/

Etymology 1

Noun

cimír f (genitive singular cimíreach, nominative plural cimíreacha)

1. Alternative form of ciméara (“chimera”)

Declension

Declension of cimír

Fifth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cimír cimíreacha Vocative a chimír a chimíreacha Genitive cimíreach cimíreacha Dative cimír cimírigh (archaic, dialectal) cimíreacha

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chimír na cimíreacha Genitive na cimíreach na gcimíreacha Dative leis an gcimír leis an gcimírigh (archaic, dialectal) don chimír don chimírigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na cimíreacha

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “cimír”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 46

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cimír

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of cimigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cimír	chimír	gcimír
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.