ceap
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /capˠ/[1][2][3], (Cois Fharraige) [cæːpˠ][4]
Etymology 1
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).[5] The verb is denominal from the noun.[6]
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
- block (cuboid base for cutting)
- base (something from which other things extend)
- pad (block of paper; flat surface where an aircraft may land or be launched)
Declension
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Derived terms
- ceap búistéara (“chopping-block”)
- ceap ceangail (“bollard, bitt; bitts”)
- ceap magaidh (“laughing-stock”)
- ceap oifigí (“office block”)
- ceap rotha (“nave of wheel”)
- ceap tithe (“block of houses”)
- ceap tuisle (“stumbling block”)
- cipín
Verb
ceap (present analytic ceapann, future analytic ceapfaidh, verbal noun ceapadh, past participle ceaptha) (ambitransitive)
- to invent
- to appoint, assign (name to a post, select for a position)
- to think (communicate to oneself in one’s mind, be of the opinion that, guess, reckon)
- to catch (capture or snare, intercept an object in the air etc.)
Conjugation
verbal noun | ceapadh | |||||||
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past participle | ceaptha | |||||||
tense | singular | plural | relative | autonomous | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
indicative | ||||||||
present | ceapaim | ceapann tú; ceapair† |
ceapann sé, sí | ceapaimid | ceapann sibh | ceapann siad; ceapaid† |
a cheapann; a cheapas / a gceapann* |
ceaptar |
past | cheap mé; cheapas | cheap tú; cheapais | cheap sé, sí | cheapamar; cheap muid | cheap sibh; cheapabhair | cheap siad; cheapadar | a cheap / ar cheap* |
ceapadh |
past habitual | cheapainn / gceapainn‡‡ | cheaptá / gceaptᇇ | cheapadh sé, sí / gceapadh sé, s퇇 | cheapaimis; cheapadh muid / gceapaimis‡‡; gceapadh muid‡‡ | cheapadh sibh / gceapadh sibh‡‡ | cheapaidís; cheapadh siad / gceapaidís‡‡; gceapadh siad‡‡ | a cheapadh / a gceapadh* |
cheaptaí / gceapta퇇 |
future | ceapfaidh mé; ceapfad |
ceapfaidh tú; ceapfair† |
ceapfaidh sé, sí | ceapfaimid; ceapfaidh muid |
ceapfaidh sibh | ceapfaidh siad; ceapfaid† |
a cheapfaidh; a cheapfas / a gceapfaidh* |
ceapfar |
conditional | cheapfainn / gceapfainn‡‡ | cheapfá / gceapfᇇ | cheapfadh sé, sí / gceapfadh sé, s퇇 | cheapfaimis; cheapfadh muid / gceapfaimis‡‡; gceapfadh muid‡‡ | cheapfadh sibh / gceapfadh sibh‡‡ | cheapfaidís; cheapfadh siad / gceapfaidís‡‡; gceapfadh siad‡‡ | a cheapfadh / a gceapfadh* |
cheapfaí / gceapfa퇇 |
subjunctive | ||||||||
present | go gceapa mé; go gceapad† |
go gceapa tú; go gceapair† |
go gceapa sé, sí | go gceapaimid; go gceapa muid |
go gceapa sibh | go gceapa siad; go gceapaid† |
— | go gceaptar |
past | dá gceapainn | dá gceaptá | dá gceapadh sé, sí | dá gceapaimis; dá gceapadh muid |
dá gceapadh sibh | dá gceapaidís; dá gceapadh siad |
— | dá gceaptaí |
imperative | ||||||||
– | ceapaim | ceap | ceapadh sé, sí | ceapaimis | ceapaigí; ceapaidh† |
ceapaidís | — | ceaptar |
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”); doublet of etymology 1.
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
Declension
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Derived terms
- ceap dearnála (“darning mushroom”)
Mutation
radical | lenition | eclipsis |
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ceap | cheap | gceap |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 8, page 13
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 170
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 361, page 123
- ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], page 314
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ceppaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceapaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- “cep”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “ceap”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kaup (“trade, purchase”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃæ͜ɑːp/
Noun
ċēap m
Declension
Strong a-stem:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | cēap | cēapas |
accusative | cēap | cēapas |
genitive | cēapes | cēapa |
dative | cēape | cēapum |
Derived terms
- ċīepe (“for sale”)
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: chep, chepe
- English: cheap
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲʰɛhp/
Noun
ceap m (genitive singular cip, plural cip or ceapan or ceapannan)
- block, lump
- last (shoemaker's)
- cap (head garment)
- cape (piece of land)
- fret (on a string instrument)
Derived terms
- buabhall Ceap (“Cape buffalo”)
Mutation
radical | lenition |
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ceap | cheap |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language