céilí
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish céilide (“visit”), from céle (“companion”).
Noun edit
céilí m or f (genitive singular céilí, nominative plural céilithe)
Declension edit
Declension of céilí
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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- Alternative plural: céilíocha (Cois Fharraige)
Alternative forms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
céilí m pl
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
céilí | chéilí | gcéilí |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céilí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céilide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language