caitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish caithem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka/

Noun

caitheamh m (genitive singular as substantive caithimh, genitive as verbal noun caite)

1. verbal noun of caith
2. wear
3. consumption
4. spending, waste
5. passing, course
6. throw, cast
7. shooting, firing
8. compulsion
9. hankering, sorrow
10. blame, censure

Declension

(as substantive):

Declension of caitheamh

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caitheamh Vocative a chaithimh Genitive caithimh Dative caitheamh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an caitheamh Genitive an chaithimh Dative leis an gcaitheamh don chaitheamh

(as verbal noun):

Declension of caitheamh

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caitheamh Vocative a chaitheamh Genitive caite Dative caitheamh

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an caitheamh Genitive an chaite Dative leis an gcaitheamh don chaitheamh

Derived terms

• anchaitheamh (“extravagance”)
• caitheamh amach (“projection”) (of wall, cliff, etc.)
• caitheamh anuas (i simléar) (“downdraft (in a chimney)”)
• caitheamh in airde (“toss-up; pitch and toss”)
• caitheamh le fána (“downward slope”)
• caitheamh tobac (“tobacco-smoking”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
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
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caitheamh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caitheamh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

caitheamh f (genitive singular caitheimh, plural caitheamhan)

1. verbal noun of caith
2. consumption
3. (with article, a' chaitheamh) asthma, tuberculosis

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
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