scéimh

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish scíam (appearance, beauty) (whence also Scottish Gaelic sgiamh), from Latin schēma (form, shape, figure), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, form, shape, figure). Doublet of scéim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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scéimh f (genitive singular scéimhe, nominative plural scéimheanna)

  1. beauty, fairness
    Synonym: áilleacht
  2. appearance
    Synonyms: cuma, cosúlacht

Declension

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Declension of scéimh (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative scéimh scéimheanna
vocative a scéimh a scéimheanna
genitive scéimhe scéimheanna
dative scéimh scéimheanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an scéimh na scéimheanna
genitive na scéimhe na scéimheanna
dative leis an scéimh
don scéimh
leis na scéimheanna

Derived terms

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Further reading

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