Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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cos +‎ céim

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coiscéim f (genitive singular coiscéime, nominative plural coiscéimeanna)

  1. footstep, pace
    coiscéim éadrom leis.He has a spring in his step.

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
coiscéim choiscéim gcoiscéim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 76, page 32