ciota
Irish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Cognate with English kit (“circular wooden vessel”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciota m (genitive singular ciota, nominative plural ciotaí)
Declension edit
Declension of ciota
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ciota | chiota | gciota |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page [[:s:fr:Page:Phonétique d'un parler irlandais de Kerry.pdf/18||s:fr:Page:Phonétique d'un parler irlandais de Kerry.pdf/18|]]
Further reading edit
- “ciota”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “ciota”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Back-formation from ciotka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ciota f
- (offensive) homosexual or effeminate man; fag; faggot
- (colloquial) menstruation
- Synonyms: ciotka, menstruacja, miesiączka, period, okres
- (obsolete) female foreteller or witch doctor
- (obsolete) maternal aunt
Declension edit
Declension of ciota