céilí

See also: ceili and céili

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈceːlʲiː/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish céilide (“visit”), from céle (“companion”).

Noun

céilí m or f (genitive singular céilí, nominative plural céilithe)

1. visit, social call
2. social evening
3. ceilidh, Irish dancing session, dance

Declension

Declension of céilí (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative céilí céilithe vocative a chéilí a chéilithe genitive céilí céilithe dative céilí céilithe forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an céilí na céilithe genitive an chéilí na gcéilithe dative leis an gcéilí don chéilí leis na céilithe

• Alternative plural: céilíocha (Cois Fharraige)

Alternative forms

• céilidhe (superseded)

Derived terms

• céilíoch
• céilíocht

Etymology 2

Noun

céilí m pl

1. plural of céile

Mutation

Mutated forms of céilí

radical	lenition	eclipsis
céilí	chéilí	gcéilí

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

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “céilí”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “céilide”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language