ceum

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish céimm (“step, stride”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰʲeːm/

Noun

ceum m (genitive singular ceuma or cèim, plural ceuman or ceumannan)

1. step, pace, footstep
2. step (of a stair)
3. degree (of a university)

Derived terms

• ceum is ceum (“step by step”)
• ceumnachadh (“pacing; graduation”)
• ceumnaich (“pace; graduate”, verb)
• taobh-cheum (“digression”)