castainéid

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

castainéid m pl (genitive plural castainéad)

1. (music, plural only) castanets

Declension

Declension of castainéid

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative — castainéid Vocative — a chastainéada Genitive — castainéad Dative — castainéid

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative — na castainéid Genitive — na gcastainéad Dative — leis na castainéid

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
castainéid	chastainéid	gcastainéid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Entries containing “castainéid” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.