caidhp

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Irish

Etymology

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Noun

caidhp f (genitive singular caidhpe, nominative plural caidhpeanna)

coif, (lady's) bonnet
Synonym: beannán
cap

Declension

Declension of caidhp

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	caidhp	caidhpeanna
Vocative	a chaidhp	a chaidhpeanna
Genitive	caidhpe	caidhpeanna
Dative	caidhp	caidhpeanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an chaidhp	na caidhpeanna
Genitive	na caidhpe	na gcaidhpeanna
Dative	leis an gcaidhp don chaidhp	leis na caidhpeanna

Derived terms

caidhp an chúil aird (“high-caul cap”)
caidhp bháis (“death cap”)
caidhp fir (“foolish fellow”)
caidhp tí (“mob-cap”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caidhp	chaidhp	gcaidhp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caidhp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caidhp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“caidhp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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