a chéile

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈçeːlʲə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /aˈçɛlʲə/

Pronoun

a chéile

1. each other, one another

Usage notes

After a preposition ending in a vowel, the preposition and the a may contract in the usual way for a (“his”), or the a may be deleted (though its lenition effect on chéile remains):

• lena chéile or le chéile (“with each other”)
• óna chéile or ó chéile (“from each other”)

Derived terms

• as éadan a chéile
• i dteannta a chéile
• le chéile
• trína chéile

Further reading

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