ceilt

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ceilt. By surface analysis, ceil +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceilt f (genitive singular ceilte)

  1. verbal noun of ceil

Declension

Declension of ceilt (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative ceilt
vocative a cheilt
genitive ceilte
dative ceilt
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an cheilt
genitive na ceilte
dative leis an gceilt
don cheilt

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceilt
radical lenition eclipsis
ceilt cheilt gceilt

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

References

  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 31, page 18
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 225, page 83
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