ciclipéid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδίον (paidíon, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪclʲɪˈpʲeːdʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪclʲɪpʲeːdʲ/

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

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Declension

Declension of ciclipéid

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ciclipéid ciclipéidí Vocative a chiclipéid a chiclipéidí Genitive ciclipéide ciclipéidí Dative ciclipéid ciclipéidí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chiclipéid na ciclipéidí Genitive na ciclipéide na gciclipéidí Dative leis an gciclipéid don chiclipéid leis na ciclipéidí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciclipéid	chiclipéid	gciclipéid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.