scéimh

Irish

Alternative forms

sciamh
sgéimh, sgiamh (obsolete)

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /ʃceːvʲ/

Noun

scéimh f (genitive singular scéimhe, nominative plural scéimheanna)

beauty, fairness
Synonym: áilleacht
appearance
Synonyms: cuma, cosúlacht

Declension

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

scéimhghearradh
sciamhach
sciamhacht
sciamhaí
sciamhaigh
sciamhdha
sciamhúil

Further reading

“scéimh”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “scíam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “scéiṁ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 606
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “scéimh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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