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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, nominative plural ceisteanna)

  1. question
    ceist agam ort.
    I have a question for you.

Declension

Declension of ceist (second declension)
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an cheist na ceisteanna
genitive na ceiste na gceisteanna
dative leis an gceist
don cheist
leis na ceisteanna

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceist
radical lenition eclipsis
ceist cheist gceist

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

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceist”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 389, page 130

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin quaestiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceist f (genitive cestae, nominative plural cesti)

  1. question
    • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 55d11
      Amal du·berad nech hi ceist do Dauid: “Húare is móir sléb fírinne Dǽ, cid ara fodmai-siu, ⟨a⟩ Dauid, didiu a ndu imnedaib ⁊ frithoircnib fodaimi? Air it fírián-⟨s⟩u.” Ícaid-som didiu anísin, a n-as·mbeir iudicia Domini abisus multa .i. ataat mesai Dǽ nephchomtetarrachti amal abis ⁊ amal fudumain. Is ed in sin fod·era in n-erígim, cid ara fodaim int aís fírián inna fochaidi, ⁊ cid ara mbiat in pecthaig isnaib soinmechaib.
      As though someone had put as a question to David: “Because God’s righteousness is as great as a mountain, why then, David, dost thou suffer what of afflictions and injuries thou sufferest? For thou art righteous.” He solves that then when he says “iudicia Domini abyssus multa”, i.e. there are judgments of God incomprehensible like an abyss and like a depth. That is what causes the complaint why the righteous folk endure tribulations, and why sinners are in prosperity.

Inflection

Feminine ī-stem
singular dual plural
nominative ceistL ceistL cestaiH
vocative ceistL ceistL cestaiH
accusative ceistN ceistL cestaiH
genitive cestaeH cestaeL cestaeN
dative ceistL cestaib cestaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • Irish: ceist
  • Manx: keisht
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceist

Mutation

Mutation of ceist
radical lenition nasalization
ceist cheist ceist
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish ceist, from Latin quaestiō.

Pronunciation

Noun

ceist f (genitive singular ceiste, plural ceistean)

  1. question
    Bu toigh leam beagan cheistean a chur air an duine sin.I would like to ask that man a few questions.
    Cha robh ceist air a chur air.No question had been put to him.
  2. problem, dispute, controversy
    tha, gun cheistyes, indeed, undoubtedly
  3. darling
    tha, a cheistyes, darling
  4. regard
  5. anxiety
  6. puzzle

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of ceist
radical lenition
ceist cheist

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

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ceist”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceist”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language