"céim" meaning in Irish

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Noun

IPA: /ceːmʲ/, [cɛi̯mʲ]
Etymology: From Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman (“a step”), from Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step, walk”). Etymology templates: {{root|ga|ine-pro|*(s)keng-}}, {{inh|ga|sga|céimm}} Old Irish céimm, {{der|ga|cel-pro|*kanxsman|t=a step}} Proto-Celtic *kanxsman (“a step”), {{der|ga|cel-pro|*kengeti|t=to step, walk}} Proto-Celtic *kengeti (“to step, walk”) Head templates: {{head|ga|noun|genitive singular|céime|||||||nominative plural|céimeanna|||||cat2=|f1request=1|f4request=1|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} céim f (genitive singular céime, nominative plural céimeanna), {{ga-noun|f|~e|~eanna}} céim f (genitive singular céime, nominative plural céimeanna) Inflection templates: {{ga-decl-f2|c|éim|éime|pl=éimeanna}}, {{ga-mut}} Forms: céime [genitive, singular], céimeanna [nominative, plural], céim [indefinite, nominative, singular], céimeanna [indefinite, nominative, plural], a chéim [indefinite, singular, vocative], a chéimeanna [indefinite, plural, vocative], céime [genitive, indefinite, singular], céimeanna [genitive, indefinite, plural], céim [dative, indefinite, singular], céimeanna [dative, indefinite, plural], an chéim [definite, nominative, singular], na céimeanna [definite, nominative, plural], na céime [definite, genitive, singular], na gcéimeanna [definite, genitive, plural], leis an gcéim [dative, definite, singular], don chéim [dative, definite, singular], leis na céimeanna [dative, definite, plural], céim [mutation, mutation-radical], chéim [lenition, mutation], gcéim [eclipsis, mutation]
  1. step, footstep Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-65ObO2Yg
  2. pace Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-Gbh6xeyx
  3. step (of a stair), riser Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-GfgUxDn9
  4. grade (of elevation) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-TOVSpsjo
  5. degree (of a university; angle; temperature) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-6R0T1MEw
  6. (grammar) degree (comparison stage of an adjective or adverb) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-1VLa6PBQ Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  7. stage (phase) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-céim-ga-noun-xuOzzSJa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aischéim, ardchéim, ardú céime, breischéim, bunchéim, céim bhréige, coiscéim, forchéim Related terms: céimnigh (english: step, pace; graduate) [verb]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "aischéim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ardchéim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ardú céime"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "breischéim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bunchéim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "céim bhréige"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "coiscéim"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "form": "céime",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céimeanna",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "a chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ga-decl-f2",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "an chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "",
      "source": "mutation",
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    },
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      "source": "mutation",
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    },
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      "form": "chéim",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcéim",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation"
      ]
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "4": "céime",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
        "f1request": "1",
        "f4request": "1",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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      },
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      "args": {
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    {
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  "lang_code": "ga",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "step, pace; graduate",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
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    }
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          "footstep"
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      ]
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
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          "step",
          "step"
        ],
        [
          "riser",
          "riser"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "grade (of elevation)"
      ],
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          "grade",
          "grade"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "degree (of a university; angle; temperature)"
      ],
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          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "ga",
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            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ceːmʲ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɛi̯mʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "céim"
}
{
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    "Irish feminine nouns",
    "Irish lemmas",
    "Irish nouns",
    "Irish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aischéim"
    },
    {
      "word": "ardchéim"
    },
    {
      "word": "ardú céime"
    },
    {
      "word": "breischéim"
    },
    {
      "word": "bunchéim"
    },
    {
      "word": "céim bhréige"
    },
    {
      "word": "coiscéim"
    },
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      "word": "forchéim"
    }
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      },
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  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céimeanna",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a chéimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "céim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-decl-f2",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "an chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na céime",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "na gcéimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis an gcéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "don chéim",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leis na céimeanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ga-mut",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "céim",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "mutation",
        "mutation-radical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "chéim",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "lenition",
        "mutation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gcéim",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "eclipsis",
        "mutation"
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        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "cat2": "",
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      "args": {
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "english": "step, pace; graduate",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "céimnigh"
    }
  ],
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          "footstep"
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      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "step (of a stair), riser"
      ],
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        [
          "step",
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        ],
        [
          "riser",
          "riser"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "grade (of elevation)"
      ],
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        [
          "grade",
          "grade"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "degree (of a university; angle; temperature)"
      ],
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        [
          "degree",
          "degree"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "degree (comparison stage of an adjective or adverb)"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
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        "(grammar) degree (comparison stage of an adjective or adverb)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stage",
          "stage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ceːmʲ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɛi̯mʲ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Brill Publishers"
  ],
  "word": "céim"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Irish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-03-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-03-01 using wiktextract (68773ab and 5f6ddbb). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.