caidhp

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

caidhp f (genitive singular caidhpe, nominative plural caidhpeanna)

1. coif, (lady's) bonnet

   Synonym: beannán

2. cap

Declension

Declension of caidhp

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caidhp caidhpeanna Vocative a chaidhp a chaidhpeanna Genitive caidhpe caidhpeanna Dative caidhp caidhpeanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chaidhp na caidhpeanna Genitive na caidhpe na gcaidhpeanna Dative leis an gcaidhp don chaidhp leis na caidhpeanna

Derived terms

• caidhp an chúil aird (“high-caul cap”)
• caidhp bháis (“death cap”)
• caidhp fir (“foolish fellow”)
• caidhp tí (“mob-cap”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caidhp	chaidhp	gcaidhp
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “caidhp”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “caidhp”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “caidhp”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024