céilsine

Old Irish

Etymology

From céile +‎ -sine.

Noun

céilsine f

1. status of a céile, relationship of a céile to a flaith, clientship, service, vassalage
   • c. 750, The Poems of Blathmac son of Cú Brettan, section 106:

     do iudibh ara chelsini

     in return for being in clientship to Him

Inflection

Feminine iā-stem
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	céilsineL	—	—
Vocative	céilsineL	—	—
Accusative	céilsiniN	—	—
Genitive	céilsine	—	—
Dative	céilsiniL	—	—
Initial mutations of a following adjective: H = triggers aspiration L = triggers lenition N = triggers nasalization

Synonyms

• (service, vassalage): géilsine, géilsinecht

See also

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “céilsine”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language