ceirtlis

Irish

Etymology

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Compare ceirt (“apple-tree”).

Noun

ceirtlis f (genitive singular ceirtlise, nominative plural ceirtlisí)

1. cider (alcoholic, sparkling beverage made from fermented apples)

   Synonym: leann úll

Declension

Declension of ceirtlis

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ceirtlis ceirtlisí Vocative a cheirtlis a cheirtlisí Genitive ceirtlise ceirtlisí Dative ceirtlis ceirtlisí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an cheirtlis na ceirtlisí Genitive na ceirtlise na gceirtlisí Dative leis an gceirtlis don cheirtlis leis na ceirtlisí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceirtlis	cheirtlis	gceirtlis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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