Ceilteach

See also: ceilt

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Celtae +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛlʲtʲəx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɛl̠ʲtʲəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcɛl̠ʲtʲa(x)/

Noun

Ceilteach m (genitive singular Ceiltigh, nominative plural Ceiltigh)

  1. Celt

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative Ceilteach Ceiltigh
vocative a Cheiltigh a Cheilteacha
genitive Ceiltigh Ceilteach
dative Ceilteach Ceiltigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an Ceilteach na Ceiltigh
genitive an Cheiltigh na gCeilteach
dative leis an gCeilteach
don Cheilteach 		leis na Ceiltigh

Adjective

Ceilteach (genitive singular masculine Ceiltigh, genitive singular feminine Ceiltí, plural Ceilteacha, not comparable)

  1. Celtic

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative Ceilteach Cheilteach Ceilteacha;
Cheilteacha2
vocative Cheiltigh Ceilteacha
genitive Ceiltí Ceilteacha Ceilteach
dative Ceilteach;
Cheilteach1 		Cheilteach;
Cheiltigh (archaic) 		Ceilteacha;
Cheilteacha2
Comparative (not comparable)
Superlative (not comparable)

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

  • Ceiltis f (“Celtic (language)”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of Ceilteach
radical lenition eclipsis
Ceilteach Cheilteach gCeilteach

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

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Latin Celtae +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰeltʲəx/

Proper noun

Ceilteach m (plural Ceiltich)

  1. A Celt

Adjective

Ceilteach

  1. Celtic

Mutation

Mutation of Ceilteach
radical lenition
Ceilteach Cheilteach

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

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