ciclipéid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδίον (paidíon, “child”).

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /cɪclʲɪˈpʲeːdʲ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈcɪclʲɪpʲeːdʲ/

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

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Declension

Declension of ciclipéid (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative ciclipéid ciclipéidí
vocative a chiclipéid a chiclipéidí
genitive ciclipéide ciclipéidí
dative ciclipéid ciclipéidí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an chiclipéid na ciclipéidí
genitive na ciclipéide na gciclipéidí
dative leis an gciclipéid
don chiclipéid 		leis na ciclipéidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciclipéid
radical lenition eclipsis
ciclipéid chiclipéid gciclipéid

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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