céimm
Old Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *kanxsman, related to the verb *kengeti.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
céimm n
- verbal noun of cingid
- step
- rank (in a hierarchy)
Inflection edit
| Neuter n-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | céimmN | céimmN | céimmenL |
| Vocative | céimmN | céimmN | céimmenL |
| Accusative | céimmN | céimmN | céimmenL |
| Genitive | céimme | céimmenN | céimmenN |
| Dative | céimmimL | céimmenaib | céimmenaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| céimm | chéimm | céimm pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kanxsman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 188-189
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language