cealgaire

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish celgaire (“deceiver, trickster”). By surface analysis, cealg +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcalˠəɡəɾʲə/

Noun

cealgaire m (genitive singular cealgaire, nominative plural cealgairí)

1. guileful person; beguiler, deceiver

Declension

Declension of cealgaire

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative cealgaire cealgairí Vocative a chealgaire a chealgairí Genitive cealgaire cealgairí Dative cealgaire cealgairí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cealgaire na cealgairí Genitive an chealgaire na gcealgairí Dative leis an gcealgaire don chealgaire leis na cealgairí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cealgaire	chealgaire	gcealgaire
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.