nead

From Old Irish net,^[1] from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /nʲad̪ˠ/^[2]
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /n̠ʲad̪ˠ/^[3]

nead f (genitive singular neide, nominative plural neadacha or neadracha or neada) or
nead m (genitive singular nid, nominative plural nid)

1. nest
2. bed, lair; snug abode, home; den (room of a house)
3. close group, gang

As feminine noun with strong plural:

• Alternative plural: neadracha

As feminine noun with weak plural:

As masculine noun:

• neadaigh (“nest; nestle; bed, set; lodge, settle”)
• neadaireacht (“nesting, nest-building”)
• nead choille (“wood anemone”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “nead”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “nead”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “nead”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025

nēad f

1. alternative form of nīed

From Old Irish net, from Proto-Celtic *nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós.

• (Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Skye) IPA^(key): /ɲɛ̃t̪/^[1][2][3], [ɲæ̃t̪]^[4]
• (Benbecula, South Uist, Barra) IPA^(key): /ɲɪ̃t̪/^[5][4]

nead m (genitive singular nid, plural nid or neadan)

1. nest

• neadaich (“nestle”)