ciclipéid

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, circular, rounded, round), from κύκλος (kúklos, circle) + παιδεία (paideía, the rearing of a child, education), from παιδίον (paidíon, child).

Pronunciation

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

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Declension

Declension of ciclipéid (second declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative ciclipéid ciclipéidí
vocative a chiclipéid a chiclipéidí
genitive ciclipéide ciclipéidí
dative ciclipéid ciclipéidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciclipéid
radical lenition eclipsis
ciclipéid chiclipéid gciclipéid

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