Ceilteach

See also: ceilt

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Celtae +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɛlʲtʲəx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɛl̠ʲtʲəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈcɛl̠ʲtʲa(x)/

Noun

Ceilteach m (genitive singular Ceiltigh, nominative plural Ceiltigh)

1. Celt

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative Ceilteach Ceiltigh vocative a Cheiltigh a Cheilteacha genitive Ceiltigh Ceilteach dative Ceilteach Ceiltigh forms with the definite article 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, not comparable)

1. Celtic

Declension

Declension of Ceilteach

Positive	singular		plural
	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	(not comparable)
Superlative	(not comparable)

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

Mutated forms of Ceilteach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Ceilteach	Cheilteach	gCeilteach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Latin Celtae +‎ -ach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰeltʲəx/

Proper noun

Ceilteach m (plural Ceiltich)

1. A Celt

Adjective

Ceilteach

1. Celtic

Mutation

Mutation of Ceilteach

radical	lenition
Ceilteach	Cheilteach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.