cích

See also: cich, Cich, and čich

Irish

Noun

cích

1. (archaic, dialectal) dative singular of cíoch

Mutation

Mutated forms of cích

radical	lenition	eclipsis
cích	chích	gcích

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

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cích, from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiːx/

Noun

cích m or f

1. breast
2. nipple
3. teat

Derived terms

• cíchech

Descendants

• Irish: cíoch
• Manx: keeagh
• Scottish Gaelic: cìoch

Mutation

Mutation of cích

radical	lenition	nasalization
cích	chích	cích pronounced with /ɡ(ʲ)-/

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

Old Irish

Etymology

From Primitive Irish ᚉᚉᚔᚉᚐ (ccica-), from Proto-Celtic *kīkos (compare Welsh cig (“meat”)).

Pronunciation

• (nominative and accusative singular) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲiːx/
• (dative singular) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲiːxʲ/

Noun

cích n (genitive cíche, nominative plural cíche)

1. breast

   Synonym: bruinne

Inflection

Neuter s-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
vocative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
accusative	cíchN	cíchN	cícheL
genitive	cícheL	cíche	cícheN
dative	cíchL	cíchib	cíchib

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• Cíchmuine

Descendants

• Middle Irish: cích f
  • Irish: cíoch
  • Manx: keeagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: cìoch

Mutation

Mutation of cích

radical	lenition	nasalization
cích	chích	cích pronounced with /ɡʲ-/

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

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 cích”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language