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cime
cime
Irish
Alternative forms
- cimeach
Etymology
From Old Irish cimmid, cimbid m (“captive, prisoner, condemned person, victim”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcɪmʲə/
Noun
cime m (genitive singular cime, nominative plural cimí)
Declension
Declension of cime
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- cimigh (“commit (to prison); make captive”, transitive verb)
Synonyms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
cime | chime | gcime |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "cime" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “cimmid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.