céile
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish céile,[1] from Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee (genitive)”), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.
Pronunciation
Noun
céile m (genitive singular céile, nominative plural céilí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- a chéile (“each other, one another”)
- aonchéileach (“monogamous”, adjective)
- as a chéile (“one after another, in a row, consecutively”)
- athair céile (“father-in-law”)
- bean chéile, céile mná (“wife”)
- céile fir, fear céile (“husband”)
- le chéile (“together”)
- máthair chéile (“mother-in-law”)
- trína chéile (“mixed up”)
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| céile | chéile | gcéile |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 80, page 43
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 172
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céile”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Old Irish
FWOTD – 30 September 2013
Alternative forms
- céele, céle
Etymology
From Primitive Irish ᚉᚓᚂᚔ (celi, “follower, devotee”, genitive), from Proto-Celtic *keiliyos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkʲeːlʲe]
Noun
céile m (genitive céili, nominative plural céili)
- servant, bondsman, subject
- (law) liege, vassal, the recipient of a fief
- fellow, companion, neighbour
- husband
- (rare) wife
For quotations using this term, see Citations:céile.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | céile | céileL | céiliL |
| vocative | céili | céileL | céiliu |
| accusative | céileN | céileL | céiliuH |
| genitive | céiliL | céileL | céileN |
| dative | céiliuL | céilib | céilib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| céile | chéile | céile 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
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language