caitheamh
Irish
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
caitheamh m (genitive singular as substantive caithimh, genitive as verbal noun caite)
- verbal noun of caith
- consumption
- spending
- wear, wearing
- passing
- throw, cast, pitch
- shooting, firing (a weapon)
- fire (in-flight bullets)
- compulsion
Declension
(as substantive):
Declension of caitheamh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article:
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(as verbal noun):
Declension of caitheamh
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
caitheamh | chaitheamh | gcaitheamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caitheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caiṫeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 109
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caitheamh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “caitheamh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
References
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 6
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
caitheamh f (genitive singular caitheimh, plural caitheamhan)
- verbal noun of caith
- consumption
- (with article, a' chaitheamh) asthma, tuberculosis [1]
Derived terms
- ana-caitheamh (“extravagance, prodigality, waste; profusion; riot”)
- caitheamh a' ghrùthain
- caitheamh-aimsire (“pastime, sport, diversion; waste of time.”)
- caitheamh-beatha (“moral conduct, behaviour, conversation, mode of living”)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
caitheamh | chaitheamh |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “caitheamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
References
Categories:
- Irish terms inherited from Old Irish
- Irish terms derived from Old Irish
- Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Irish lemmas
- Irish nouns
- Irish masculine nouns
- Irish verbal nouns
- Irish first-declension nouns
- Irish irregular nouns
- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic nouns
- Scottish Gaelic feminine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic verbal nouns