Irish

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Etymology

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From Middle Irish ceilt. By surface analysis, ceil +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ceilt f (genitive singular ceilte)

  1. verbal noun of ceil

Declension

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
ceilt cheilt gceilt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 31, page 18
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 225, page 83