Ceilteach

See also: ceilt

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Celtae +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɛlʲtʲax/

Proper noun

Ceilteach m (plural Ceiltigh)

1. Celt

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Ceilteach Ceiltigh Vocative a Cheiltigh a Cheilteacha Genitive Ceiltigh Ceilteach Dative Ceilteach Ceiltigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Ceilteach na Ceiltigh Genitive an Cheiltigh na gCeilteach Dative leis an gCeilteach don Cheilteach leis na Ceiltigh

Adjective

Ceilteach (genitive singular masculine Ceiltigh, genitive singular feminine Ceiltí, plural Ceilteacha, comparative Ceiltí)

1. Celtic

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Ceilteach	Cheilteach	Ceilteacha; Cheilteacha²
Vocative	Cheiltigh		Ceilteacha
Genitive		Ceiltí	Ceilteacha	Ceilteach
Dative	Ceilteach; Cheilteach¹	Cheilteach; Cheiltigh (archaic)	Ceilteacha; Cheilteacha²
Comparative	níos Ceiltí
Superlative	is Ceiltí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Ceiltis f (“Celtic (language)”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Ceilteach	Cheilteach	gCeilteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Ceilteach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰeltʲəx/

Proper noun

Ceilteach m (plural Ceiltich)

1. A Celt

Adjective

Ceilteach

1. Celtic

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Ceilteach	Cheilteach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.