céile Dé
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
céile Dé m (genitive céili Dé, nominative plural céili Dé)
- Culdee; member of a class of anchorites distinguished by special observances and practices, apparently stricter than was usual. Literally, "servant of God".
Inflection edit
Masculine io-stem | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | céile Dé | céile Dé | céili Dé |
Vocative | céili Dé | céile Dé | céiliu Dé |
Accusative | céile nDé | céile Dé | céiliu Dé |
Genitive | céili Dé | céile Dé | céile nDé |
Dative | céiliu Dé | céilib Dé | céilib Dé |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
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Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
céile Dé | chéile Dé | céile Dé pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/ |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céile”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language