ceadal
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Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish cétal, with irregular change of /e:/ to /e/, later regularly /æ/ in dialects outside of East Ulster (including counties Meath and Louth, historically) and probably East Leinster.
Noun
[edit]ceadal m (genitive singular ceadail, nominative plural ceadail)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ceadal
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
[edit]- focheadal (“act of singing, chanting (in accompaniment)”)
Mutation
[edit]Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceadal | cheadal | gceadal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
[edit]- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceadal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN