géim

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Irish[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Irish géim, verbal noun of géisid (to cry out, roar, shriek).

Noun[edit]

géim f (genitive singular géime, nominative plural géimeanna)

  1. moo, lowing (of a cow), bellow (of a bull), trumpet (of an elephant), roar (of an animal)
    Synonym: búir
  2. shout
    Synonyms: béic, scairt
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Verb[edit]

géim (present analytic géimeann, future analytic géimfidh, verbal noun géimneach, past participle géimthe)

  1. to moo, low, bellow, trumpet, roar
    Synonym: búir
  2. to shout
    Synonyms: béic, scairt
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Etymology 2[edit]

From English game.

Noun[edit]

géim m (genitive singular géim)

  1. game (wild animals hunted for food)
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Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
géim ghéim ngéim
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.