keim

See also: Keim and kéim

German

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯m

Verb

keim

  1. Imperative singular of keimen.
  2. (colloquial) First-person singular present of keimen.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic *kanxsman, from *kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng-.

Noun

keim f (genitive singular keim, plural keimyn)

  1. phase, step, degree, stage
  2. (education) degree

Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
keimcheimgeim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • “céim” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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