caitheamh

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish caithem. By surface analysis, caith +‎ -amh

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈkahəv/
• (Cois Fharraige) IPA^(key): /ka/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈkahu/, /ˈkãhũ/

Noun

caitheamh m (genitive singular as substantive caithimh, genitive as verbal noun caite)

1. verbal noun of caith
2. consumption
3. spending
4. wear, wearing
5. passing
6. throw, cast, pitch
7. shooting, firing (a weapon)
8. fire (in-flight bullets)
9. compulsion

Declension

(as substantive):

Declension of caitheamh (first declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caitheamh vocative a chaithimh genitive caithimh dative caitheamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an caitheamh genitive an chaithimh dative leis an gcaitheamh don chaitheamh

(as verbal noun):

Declension of caitheamh (irregular, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative caitheamh vocative a chaitheamh genitive caite dative caitheamh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an caitheamh genitive an chaite dative leis an gcaitheamh don chaitheamh

Derived terms

• anchaitheamh
• caitheamh amach
• caitheamh anuas
• caitheamh in airde
• caitheamh le fána

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of caitheamh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
caitheamh	chaitheamh	gcaitheamh

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caitheamh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “caiṫeaṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 109
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caitheamh”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caitheamh”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 6

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish caithem. By surface analysis, caith +‎ -amh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɛhəv/

Noun

caitheamh f (genitive singular caitheimh, plural caitheamhan)

1. verbal noun of caith
2. consumption
3. (with article, a' chaitheamh) asthma, tuberculosis

Derived terms

• ana-caitheamh (“extravagance, prodigality, waste; profusion; riot”)
• caitheamh a' ghrùthain
• caitheamh-aimsire (“pastime, sport, diversion; waste of time.”)
• caitheamh-beatha (“moral conduct, behaviour, conversation, mode of living”)

Mutation

Mutation of caitheamh

radical	lenition
caitheamh	chaitheamh

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “caitheamh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “caithem”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language