coiscéim

Irish

Alternative forms

  • coisméig

Etymology

cos + céim

Pronunciation

  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈkæʃcɪmʲ/[1] (as if spelled caiscim)

Noun

coiscéim f (genitive singular coiscéime, nominative plural coiscéimeanna)

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

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coiscéim choiscéim gcoiscéim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 32
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