céile Dé

Old Irish

FWOTD – 23 March 2016

Etymology

Calque of Latin servus Deī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲeːlʲe ˈdʲeː/

Noun

céile Dé m (genitive céili Dé, nominative plural céili Dé)

  1. Culdee; member of a class of anchorites distinguished by special observances and practices, apparently stricter than was usual. Literally, "servant of God".

Inflection

Masculine io-stem
singular dual plural
nominative céile Dé céile Dé céili Dé
vocative céili Dé céile Dé céiliu Dé
accusative céile nDé céile Dé céiliu Dé
genitive céili Dé céile Dé céile nDé
dative céiliu Dé céilib Dé céilib Dé
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

  • English: Culdee
  • Irish: céile Dé

Mutation

Mutation of céile Dé
radical lenition nasalization
céile Dé chéile Dé céile Dé
pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

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