caidhp

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

caidhp f (genitive singular caidhpe, nominative plural caidhpeanna)

  1. coif, (lady's) bonnet
    Synonym: beannán
  2. cap

Declension

Declension of caidhp (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative caidhp caidhpeanna
vocative a chaidhp a chaidhpeanna
genitive caidhpe caidhpeanna
dative caidhp caidhpeanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chaidhp na caidhpeanna
genitive na caidhpe na gcaidhpeanna
dative leis an gcaidhp
don chaidhp 		leis na caidhpeanna

Derived terms

  • caidhp an chúil aird (“high-caul cap”)
  • caidhp bháis (“death cap”)
  • caidhp fir (“foolish fellow”)
  • caidhp tí (“mob-cap”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of caidhp
radical lenition eclipsis
caidhp chaidhp gcaidhp

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

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