Old Irish

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Etymology

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céile +‎ -ide

Pronunciation

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Noun

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célide m

  1. visit, act of visiting

Inflection

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Masculine io-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative célide célideL célidiL
Vocative célidi célideL célidiu
Accusative célideN célideL célidiuH
Genitive célidiL célideL célideN
Dative célidiuL célidib célidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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  • Irish: céilí
  • Scottish Gaelic: cèilidh, céilidh

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
céilide chéilide céilide
pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.