forchéim

Irish

Etymology

From for- +‎ céim.

Noun

forchéim f (genitive singular forchéime, nominative plural forchéimeanna)

1. (ecology) climax (stage of ecological development in which a community of organisms is stable and capable of perpetuating itself)

Declension

Declension of forchéim (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative forchéim forchéimeanna vocative a fhorchéim a fhorchéimeanna genitive forchéime forchéimeanna dative forchéim forchéimeanna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an fhorchéim na forchéimeanna genitive na forchéime na bhforchéimeanna dative leis an bhforchéim don fhorchéim leis na forchéimeanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of forchéim

radical	lenition	eclipsis
forchéim	fhorchéim	bhforchéim

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) “forchéim”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “forchéim”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm