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cime

captive

NounMasculineC1/ˈcɪmʲə/

"cime" means "captive" in Irish (masculine noun). Pronounced /ˈcɪmʲə/. Mutation forms: Séimhiú → chime, Urú → gcime.

Mutation forms

In Irish, the first letter of "cime" changes depending on the grammatical context. These are the mutated forms:

MutationForm
Base formcime
Séimhiúchime
Urúgcime

"cime" in context

Chun costaisí scoileanna ceartúcháin agus saothair, mar aon le háiteanna cimeádtha

For the expenses of reformatory and industrial schools, including places of detention.

B2

Chun costaisí Bhórd Generálta na bPríosún agus na dteaghlachas fé n-a smacht, chun cláru na síor-chuirptheach agus chun cimeád suas na ngealt cuirpe a choinnítear i ngealtlanna ceantair ... ...

For the expenses of the General Prisons Board and of the establishments under their control, the registration of habitual criminals, and the maintenance of criminal lunatics confined in district lunatic asylums

B2

Ní chuirfe sé aon Stóranna amach mara dtabharfar do éileamh sa bhfuirm a bheidh orduithe, agus cimeádfa sé gach éileamh agus tíolacfa sé don Iniúchóir é.

He shall not issue any Stores unless a requisition on the prescribed form is presented to him, and he shall retain all requisitions and present same to the Auditor.

C1

(e) Ospideul Chaisleán an Chumair do chimeád ar oscailt do dhroch-chásanna chun leighis agus máin-liaghais, ar coiníoll go raghaid na mianadóirí agus na húnaerí mianaigh i gcó-thacaíocht le leath costas cimeádta suas na fúndúireachta d'íoc.

( e ) The keeping open of Castlecomer Hospital for acute cases, surgical and medical, provided a joint guarantee be given by the miners and mine owners, to pay one half cost of maintenance of the institution.

B2

Féadfidh Coiste an Teaghlaigh agus na nOspideul chuige go gcuirfar na leanbhaí ar altranas chóluath agus is féidir é—ní cimeádfar sa bhFúndúireacht Mheán-suidhte aon leanbh atá os cionn 3 mblian.

The Home and Hospitals Committee shall see that children are boarded out as soon as possible—no child over the age of 3 years to be retained in the Central Institution.

B2

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