géim

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟeːmʲ/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish géim, verbal noun of géisid (to cry out, roar, shriek).

Noun

géim f (genitive singular géime, nominative plural géimeanna)

  1. moo, lowing (of a cow), bellow (of a bull), trumpet (of an elephant), roar (of an animal)
    Synonym: búir
  2. shout
    Synonyms: béic, scairt
Declension
Declension of géim (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative géim géimeanna
vocative a ghéim a ghéimeanna
genitive géime géimeanna
dative géim géimeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ghéim na géimeanna
genitive na géime na ngéimeanna
dative leis an ngéim
don ghéim
leis na géimeanna

Verb

géim (present analytic géimeann, future analytic géimfidh, verbal noun géimneach, past participle géimthe)

  1. to moo, low, bellow, trumpet, roar
    Synonym: búir
  2. to shout
    Synonyms: béic, scairt
Conjugation

Further reading

Etymology 2

From English game.

Noun

géim m (genitive singular géim)

  1. game (wild animals hunted for food)
Declension
Declension of géim (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative géim
vocative a ghéim
genitive géim
dative géim
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an géim
genitive an ghéim
dative leis an ngéim
don ghéim
Derived terms
  • maor géim (gamekeeper)

Further reading

Mutation

Mutated forms of géim
radical lenition eclipsis
géim ghéim ngéim

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