císte
IrishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From dialectal English keech (“cake”), probably from Middle English kichel, kechel, from Old English cyċel, *cēċel, from Proto-Germanic *kakilaz, *kōkilaz, diminutive of Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, *kōkô.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
císte m (genitive singular císte, nominative plural cístí)
- cake
- Synonym: cáca milis
- tart
DeclensionEdit
Declension of císte
Derived termsEdit
MutationEdit
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
císte | chíste | gcíste |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further readingEdit
- “cake” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- “tart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “císte”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “císte”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142