cithréim
Irish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editApparently 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
editNoun
editcithréim f (genitive singular cithréime, nominative plural cithréimí)
- 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
editDeclension of cithréim
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Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “cithréim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 98
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cithréim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN