cithréim

Irish

Alternative forms

• ceathram

Etymology

Apparently from the same root as cearr (“injury”) and ciorraigh (“to maim”), though the details are unclear; cognate with Scottish Gaelic ciorram. The adjective cithréimeach is attested earlier, so the noun may be a back-formation.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɨ̞hɾˠəmˠ/ (as if spelled ciothram)

Noun

cithréim f (genitive singular cithréime, nominative plural cithréimí)

1. deformity or injury through maiming

   Timpiste a d’fhág cithréim air.

   He was maimed in an accident.

   (literally, “It was an accident that left a maiming injury on him.”)

Declension

Declension of cithréim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cithréim cithréimí Vocative a chithréim a chithréimí Genitive cithréime cithréimí Dative cithréim cithréimí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chithréim na cithréimí Genitive na cithréime na gcithréimí Dative leis an gcithréim don chithréim leis na cithréimí

Derived terms

• cithréimeach

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cithréim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN