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/

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)

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 (“backward step”)
• ardchéim (“high rank, dignity; higher degree”)
• breischéim (“comparative”)
• céim bhréige (“feint”)
• forchéim (“climax”)

 

Related terms

• céimnigh (“step, pace; graduate”, verb)

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