géim
Irish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Irish géim, verbal noun of géisid (“to cry out, roar, shriek”).
Noun
editgéim f (genitive singular géime, nominative plural géimeanna)
- moo, lowing (of a cow), bellow (of a bull), trumpet (of an elephant), roar (of an animal)
- Synonym: búir
- shout
Declension
editDeclension of géim
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Related terms
editVerb
editgéim (present analytic géimeann, future analytic géimfidh, verbal noun géimneach, past participle géimthe)
Conjugation
editconjugation of géim (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Further reading
edit- “géim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “géim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 359
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géimim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 359
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 24
Etymology 2
editNoun
editgéim m (genitive singular géim)
- game (wild animals hunted for food)
Declension
editDeclension of géim
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
edit- maor géim (“gamekeeper”)
Further reading
edit- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “géim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 359
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “géim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Mutation
editIrish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
géim | ghéim | ngéim |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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- ga:Animal sounds
- ga:Hunting