ceilid

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Irish

Verb

ceilid

  1. (archaic, Munster) third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of ceil

Usage notes

The standard modern language uses the analytic constructions ceileann siad in the indicative and (go g)ceile siad in the subjunctive.

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceilid
radical lenition eclipsis
ceilid cheilid gceilid

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *keleti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéleti.

Pronunciation

Verb

ceilid (conjunct ·ceil, verbal noun cleth)

  1. to hide, to conceal

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Irish: ceil
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceil
  • Manx: keil
  • Scottish Gaelic: culaidh

Mutation

Mutation of ceilid
radical lenition nasalization
ceilid cheilid ceilid
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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