ciú

See also: CiU, ĉiu, and ci'u

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cuː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English queue.

Noun

ciú m (genitive singular ciú, nominative plural ciúnna)

1. queue

Declension

Declension of ciú (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ciú ciúnna vocative a chiú a chiúnna genitive ciú ciúnna dative ciú ciúnna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ciú na ciúnna genitive an chiú na gciúnna dative leis an gciú don chiú leis na ciúnna

Derived terms

• ciúáil

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cue.

Noun

ciú m (genitive singular ciú, nominative plural ciúnna)

1. (billiards, snooker) cue

Declension

Declension of ciú (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ciú ciúnna vocative a chiú a chiúnna genitive ciú ciúnna dative ciú ciúnna forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ciú na ciúnna genitive an chiú na gciúnna dative leis an gciú don chiú leis na ciúnna

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciú

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciú	chiú	gciú

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