ciclipéid

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin encyclopaedia, from Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλιος παιδεία (enkúklios paideía, “the circle of arts and sciences, curriculum”), from ἐγκύκλιος (enkúklios, “circular, rounded, round”), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “the rearing of a child, education”), from παιδίον (paidíon, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /cɪclʲɪˈpʲeːdʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈcɪclʲɪpʲeːdʲ/

Noun

ciclipéid f (genitive singular ciclipéide, nominative plural ciclipéidí)

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Declension

Declension of ciclipéid (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ciclipéid ciclipéidí vocative a chiclipéid a chiclipéidí genitive ciclipéide ciclipéidí dative ciclipéid ciclipéidí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an chiclipéid na ciclipéidí genitive na ciclipéide na gciclipéidí dative leis an gciclipéid don chiclipéid leis na ciclipéidí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciclipéid

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ciclipéid	chiclipéid	gciclipéid

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