coiscéim

Irish

Alternative forms

  • cois-céim, coisgéim, coisméag (obsolete)
  • ciscéim, coisméig, coispeán[1]

Etymology

From Middle Irish coscém.[2] By surface analysis, cos +‎ céim.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cəʃˈceːmʲ/[3] (corresponding to the form ciscéim)
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈkoʃceːmʲ/, /ˈkɞʃceːmʲ/[4]; /ˈkɪʃmʲeːɟ/ (corresponding to the form coisméig)[5]
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkaʃcɪmʲ/[6], /ˈkæʃcɪmʲ/[7]; /ˈkɞʃpʲanˠ/ (corresponding to the form coispeán)[8]

Noun

coiscéim f (genitive singular coiscéime, nominative plural coiscéimeanna)

  1. footstep, pace
    Tá coiscéim éadrom leis. ― He has a spring in his step.

Declension

Declension of coiscéim (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative coiscéim coiscéimeanna
vocative a choiscéim a choiscéimeanna
genitive coiscéime coiscéimeanna
dative coiscéim coiscéimeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an choiscéim na coiscéimeanna
genitive na coiscéime na gcoiscéimeanna
dative leis an gcoiscéim
don choiscéim 		leis na coiscéimeanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of coiscéim
radical lenition eclipsis
coiscéim choiscéim gcoiscéim

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

References
  1. ^ “coiscéim”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “coiscéim”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  3. ^ Breatnach, Risteard B. (1947) The Irish of Ring, Co. Waterford: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 34, page 8
  4. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 282
  5. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 320
  6. ^ Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 88
  7. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 76, page 32
  8. ^ Ó Searcaigh, Séamus (1925) Foghraidheacht Ghaedhilge an Tuaiscirt [Pronunciation of Northern Irish]‎[1] (in Irish), Béal Feirste [Belfast]: Brún agus Ó Nualláin [Browne and Nolan], section 220, page 96

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “coiscéim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 230; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “coiscéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
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