Ciméiris

Irish

Etymology

From English Khmer + -is (“-ish, -ese”, language suffix).

Proper noun

Ciméiris f (genitive Ciméirise)

1. the Khmer language

   Synonym: Cambóidis

Declension

Declension of Ciméiris (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Ciméiris vocative a Chiméiris genitive Ciméirise dative Ciméiris forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Chiméiris genitive na Ciméirise dative leis an gCiméiris don Chiméiris

Related terms

• An Chambóid (“Cambodia”)
• Ciméarach (“Khmer”, adjective)
• Ciméarach m (“a Khmer person”)
• Ríocht na Cambóide (“the Kingdom of Cambodia”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ciméiris

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ciméiris	Chiméiris	gCiméiris

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

Further reading

• “Ciméiris”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025