císte

See also: ciste and -ciste

Irish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈciːʃtʲə/

Noun

císte m (genitive singular císte, nominative plural cístí)

1. cake; tart

Declension

Declension of císte

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative císte cístí Vocative a chíste a chístí Genitive císte cístí Dative císte cístí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an císte na cístí Genitive an chíste na gcístí Dative leis an gcíste don chíste leis na cístí

Derived terms

• císte aráin choirce (“oatcake”)
• císte caife (“coffee cake”)
• císte cairéid (“carrot cake”)
• císte cáise (“cheesecake”)
• císte fuidrimh (“funnel cake”)
• císte gridille (“griddle-cake”)
• císte marmarach (“marble cake”)
• císte milis (“pastry (small cake)”)
• císte reoánta (“fancy, fancy cake”)
• císte ríse (“rice cake”)
• císte seacláide (“chocolate cake”)
• císte sinséir (“ginger cake”)
• císte spúinse (“sponge cake”)
• císte steaimpí (“boxty”)
• císte tae (“teacake”)
• císte torthaí (“fruit cake”)
• císte uachtair (“cream cake”)
• císte úll (“apple tart”)
• meascán císte (“cake mix”)

 

Mutation

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 reading

• “cake” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• “tart” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• "císte" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “císte” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 2nd ed., 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.