ábhalchéim

Irish

Etymology

From ábhal- (“great”) +‎ céim (“step”)

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɑːl̪ˠˈçeːmʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɑːlˠçeːmʲ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈaːwəlˠçeːmʲ/

Noun

ábhalchéim f (genitive singular ábhalchéime, nominative plural ábhalchéimeanna)

  1. giant step
  2. giant stride

Declension

Declension of ábhalchéim (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ábhalchéim ábhalchéimeanna
vocative a ábhalchéim a ábhalchéimeanna
genitive ábhalchéime ábhalchéimeanna
dative ábhalchéim ábhalchéimeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ábhalchéim na hábhalchéimeanna
genitive na hábhalchéime na n-ábhalchéimeanna
dative leis an ábhalchéim
don ábhalchéim 		leis na hábhalchéimeanna

Mutation

Mutated forms of ábhalchéim
radical eclipsis with h-prothesis with t-prothesis
ábhalchéim n-ábhalchéim hábhalchéim not applicable

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

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