caid

English

Alternative forms

• kaid
• qaid

Etymology

From Arabic قائد (qā’id, “leader”). Compare alcaide.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑːˈiːd/, SAMPA: /kA:"i:d/

Noun

caid (plural caids)

1. A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.

Translations

local governor or leader

French: caïd (fr) m.

Spanish: caíd (es) m.

Anagrams

• acid, ACID
• cadi

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Irish

Noun 1

caid f.

1. (sports) football, soccer
2. (sports) Gaelic football

Declension

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative caid Vocative a chaid Genitive caide Dative caid

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an chaid Genitive na caide Dative leis an gcaid don chaid

Synonyms

• peil
• (Gaelic football): peil Ghaelach

Noun 2

caid f.

1. (sports) ball
2. (sports) football, soccer ball
3. (sports) rugby ball

Declension

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative caid caideanna Vocative a chaid a chaideanna Genitive caide caideanna Dative caid caideanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an chaid na caideanna Genitive na caide na gcaideanna Dative leis an gcaid don chaid leis na caideanna

Synonyms

• liathróid
• (football, soccer ball): peil
• (rugby ball): liathróid rugbaí

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
caid	chaid	gcaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.