Céadaoin

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish cétaín, from Old Irish cétaín. By surface analysis, céad (“first”) +‎ aoine (“fast”), i.e., the first fast of the week.

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈceːd̪ˠiːnʲ/

Noun

Céadaoin f (genitive singular Céadaoin, nominative plural Céadaoineacha)

  1. Wednesday (day of the week)

Declension

Declension of Céadaoin (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Céadaoin Céadaoineacha
vocative a Chéadaoin a Chéadaoineacha
genitive Céadaoin Céadaoineacha
dative Céadaoin Céadaoineacha
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Chéadaoin na Céadaoineacha
genitive na Céadaoin na gCéadaoineacha
dative leis an gCéadaoin
don Chéadaoin 		leis na Céadaoineacha

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Céadaoin
radical lenition eclipsis
Céadaoin Chéadaoin gCéadaoin

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

See also

Further reading

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