forchéim

Irish

Etymology

From for- +‎ céim.

Noun

forchéim f (genitive singular forchéime, nominative plural forchéimeanna)

1. (ecology) climax (stage of ecological development in which a community of organisms is stable and capable of perpetuating itself)

Declension

Declension of forchéim

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative forchéim forchéimeanna Vocative a fhorchéim a fhorchéimeanna Genitive forchéime forchéimeanna Dative forchéim forchéimeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an fhorchéim na forchéimeanna Genitive na forchéime na bhforchéimeanna Dative leis an bhforchéim don fhorchéim leis na forchéimeanna

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
forchéim	fhorchéim	bhforchéim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “forchéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “forchéim” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.