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
    Tá coiscéim éadrom leis. ― He has a spring in his step.

Declension
Declension of coiscéim

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coiscéim coiscéimeanna
Vocative a choiscéim a choiscéimeanna
Genitive coiscéime coiscéimeanna
Dative coiscéim coiscéimeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an choiscéim na coiscéimeanna
Genitive na coiscéime na gcoiscéimeanna
Dative leis an gcoiscéim

don choiscéim

 leis na coiscéimeanna

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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