ceapaire

Irish

Etymology

Originally “shaped object”, from ceap (“to shape, form”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcapˠəɾʲə/

Noun

ceapaire m (genitive singular ceapaire, nominative plural ceapairí)

1. a flat cake
2. a piece of bread and butter
3. a sandwich

   Tá an fear ag ithe ceapaire.

   The man is eating a sandwich.

Declension

Declension of ceapaire (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ceapaire ceapairí vocative a cheapaire a cheapairí genitive ceapaire ceapairí dative ceapaire ceapairí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ceapaire na ceapairí genitive an cheapaire na gceapairí dative leis an gceapaire don cheapaire leis na ceapairí

Mutation

Mutated forms of ceapaire

radical	lenition	eclipsis
ceapaire	cheapaire	gceapaire

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

Further reading

• “ceapaire”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “ceapaire”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 178; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “ceapaire”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Originally “shaped object”, from ceap (“to shape, form”) +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰɛhpəɾʲə/
• (Islay) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲʰehpiɾə/

Noun

ceapaire m (genitive singular ceapaire, plural ceapairean)

1. sandwich, piece, bread topped with butter and cheese (whether open or closed)

   ceapaire Sàileach ― a thick slice of butter between two equally thick slices of cheese (literally, “a Kintail sandwich”)

   ceapaire Glasach ― mashed potato sandwich (literally, “a Strathglass sandwich”)

Mutation

Mutation of ceapaire

radical	lenition
ceapaire	cheapaire

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “ceapaire”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN