ciogal

Irish

Etymology

From Late Latin cyclus, from Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).

Noun

ciogal m (genitive singular ciogail, nominative plural ciogail)

1. (literary, astronomy) (astronomical) cycle
2. (music) cycle

   Synonym: sraith

Declension

Declension of ciogal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ciogal ciogail Vocative a chiogail a chiogala Genitive ciogail ciogal Dative ciogal ciogail

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ciogal na ciogail Genitive an chiogail na gciogal Dative leis an gciogal don chiogal leis na ciogail

Derived terms

• cioglóideach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciogal	chiogal	gciogal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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