caithem

Old Irish

Etymology

From caithid +‎ -em.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkaθʲeβ̃]

Noun

caithem f (genitive caithme, no plural)

verbal noun of caithid

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	caithem^L	—	—
vocative	caithem^L	—	—
accusative	caithim^N	—	—
genitive	caithme^H	—	—
dative	caithim^L	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

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

Descendants

Irish: caitheamh
Manx: ceau
Scottish Gaelic: caitheamh
⇒ Middle Irish: caithmech
- Irish: caifeach

Mutation

Mutation of *caithem*
radical	lenition	nasalization
caithem	chaithem	caithem pronounced with /ɡ-/

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

Further reading

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