scíam

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin schēma, from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sʲkʲiːa̯β̃]

Noun

scíam f (genitive scéime)

figure of speech

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	scíam^L	scéim^L	scíama^H
vocative	scíam^L	scéim^L	scíama^H
accusative	scéim^N	scéim^L	scíama^H
genitive	scéime^H	scíam^L	scíam^N
dative	scéim^L	scíamaib	scíamaib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

^H = triggers aspiration
^L = triggers lenition
^N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

Irish: scéimh
Scottish Gaelic: sgèimh, sgiamh
⇒ Middle Irish: sciamda

Further reading

Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “scíam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language