céide

Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷantyos (“flat hill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈceːdʲə/

Noun

céide m (genitive singular céide, nominative plural céidí)

1. (geography) flat-topped hill
2. place of assembly
3. drive (in names of roads)

Declension

Declension of céide (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative céide céidí vocative a chéide a chéidí genitive céide céidí dative céide céidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an céide na céidí genitive an chéide na gcéidí dative leis an gcéide don chéide leis na céidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of céide

radical	lenition	eclipsis
céide	chéide	gcéide

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céide”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN