ceap
Irish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
Noun edit
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
- stock
- block, base
- pad
- last
- nave, hub
- compact body
- chief, protector (of person)
- (horticulture) bed, plot
Declension edit
Declension of ceap
Derived terms edit
- ceap búistéara (“chopping-block”)
- ceap ceangail (“bollard, bitt; bitts”)
- ceap magaidh (“laughing-stock”)
- ceap oifigí (“office block”)
- ceap rotha (“nave of wheel”)
- ceap tithe (“block of houses”)
- ceap tuisle (“stumbling block”)
- cipín
Verb edit
ceap (present analytic ceapann, future analytic ceapfaidh, verbal noun ceapadh, past participle ceaptha) (transitive, intransitive)
- chip, block out
- fashion
- shape, invent
- appoint, assign
- conceive, think
- mean, intend
- block the path of, stop, catch
Conjugation edit
conjugation of ceap (first conjugation – A)
* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form
‡‡ dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From French cèpe, from Latin cippus (“stake”); see etymology 1.
Noun edit
ceap m (genitive singular cip, nominative plural ceapa)
Declension edit
Declension of ceap
Derived terms edit
- ceap dearnála (“darning mushroom”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceap | cheap | gceap |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ceppaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ceap”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “ceapaim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 127
- “cep”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
- Entries containing “ceap” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *kaup (“trade, purchase”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ċēap m
Declension edit
Declension of ceap (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
- ċīepe (“for sale”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Scottish Gaelic edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Irish cepp (“tree stump; stock”), from Latin cippus (“stake”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ceap m (genitive singular cip, plural cip or ceapan or ceapannan)
- block, lump
- last (shoemaker's)
- cap (head garment)
- cape (piece of land)
- fret (on a string instrument)
Derived terms edit
- buabhall Ceap (“Cape buffalo”)
Mutation edit
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
ceap | cheap |
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), “cepp”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language