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Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cepp ( “ tree stump; stock ” ) , from Latin cippus ( “ stake ” ) . The verb is denominal from the noun.
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip , nominative plural ceapa )
block ( cuboid base for cutting )
base ( something from which other things extend )
pad ( block of paper; flat surface where an aircraft may land or be launched )
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
ceap (present analytic ceapann , future analytic ceapfaidh , verbal noun ceapadh , past participle ceaptha ) ( ambitransitive )
to invent
to appoint , assign ( name to a post, select for a position )
to think ( communicate to oneself in one’s mind, be of the opinion that, guess, reckon )
to catch ( capture or snare, intercept an object in the air etc. )
Conjugation
verbal noun
ceapadh
past participle
ceaptha
tense
singular
plural
relative
autonomous
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
present
ceapaim
ceapann tú; ceapair †
ceapann sé, sí
ceapaimid
ceapann sibh
ceapann siad; ceapaid †
a cheapann ; a cheapas / a gceapann *
ceaptar
past
cheap mé; cheapas
cheap tú; cheapais
cheap sé, sí
cheapamar ; cheap muid
cheap sibh; cheapabhair
cheap siad; cheapadar
a cheap / ar cheap *
ceapadh
past habitual
cheapainn / gceapainn ‡‡
cheaptá / gceaptá ‡‡
cheapadh sé, sí / gceapadh sé, s퇇
cheapaimis ; cheapadh muid / gceapaimis ‡‡; gceapadh muid‡‡
cheapadh sibh / gceapadh sibh‡‡
cheapaidís ; cheapadh siad / gceapaidís ‡‡; gceapadh siad‡‡
a cheapadh / a gceapadh *
cheaptaí / gceaptaí ‡‡
future
ceapfaidh mé; ceapfad
ceapfaidh tú; ceapfair †
ceapfaidh sé, sí
ceapfaimid ; ceapfaidh muid
ceapfaidh sibh
ceapfaidh siad; ceapfaid †
a cheapfaidh ; a cheapfas / a gceapfaidh *
ceapfar
conditional
cheapfainn / gceapfainn ‡‡
cheapfá / gceapfá ‡‡
cheapfadh sé, sí / gceapfadh sé, s퇇
cheapfaimis ; cheapfadh muid / gceapfaimis ‡‡; gceapfadh muid‡‡
cheapfadh sibh / gceapfadh sibh‡‡
cheapfaidís ; cheapfadh siad / gceapfaidís ‡‡; gceapfadh siad‡‡
a cheapfadh / a gceapfadh *
cheapfaí / gceapfaí ‡‡
subjunctive
present
go gceapa mé; go gceapad †
go gceapa tú; go gceapair †
go gceapa sé, sí
go gceapaimid ; go gceapa muid
go gceapa sibh
go gceapa siad; go gceapaid †
—
go gceaptar
past
dá gceapainn
dá gceaptá
dá gceapadh sé, sí
dá gceapaimis ; dá gceapadh muid
dá gceapadh sibh
dá gceapaidís ; dá gceapadh siad
—
dá gceaptaí
imperative
–
ceapaim
ceap
ceapadh sé, sí
ceapaimis
ceapaigí ; ceapaidh †
ceapaidís
—
ceaptar
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form ‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From French cèpe , from Latin cippus ( “ stake ” ) ; doublet of etymology 1.
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip , nominative plural ceapa )
cep , porcini
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000 ) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann , →ISBN , section 8, page 13
^ Finck, F. N. (1899 ) Die araner mundart (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch , Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 170
^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906 ) A Dialect of Donegal , Cambridge University Press, § 361 , page 123
^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977 ) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , page 314
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “cepp ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “ceppaid ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “ceap ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “ceap ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904 ) “ceapaim ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla , 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
“cep ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “ceap ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kaup ( “ trade, purchase ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ċēap m
cattle , any commodity
sale
trade
bargain
price
property
Declension
Strong a -stem:
Derived terms
Descendants
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cepp ( “ tree stump; stock ” ) , from Latin cippus ( “ stake ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip , plural cip or ceapan or ceapannan )
block , lump
last ( shoemaker's )
cap ( head garment )
cape ( piece of land )
fret ( on a string instrument )
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading