ceau

See also: Ceau

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish caithid; compare Gaulish cateia (“projectile”) and Irish caith Scottish Gaelic caith.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cæu/

Verb

ceau (verbal noun ceau, past participle ceaut or ceauit)

1. to wear
2. to consume
   1. to smoke (tobacco)

      V'ee ceau thombaacey. ― She was smoking.

3. to spend
4. to throw, toss
5. to rain, snow, etc.

   T'eh ceau sniaghtey. ― It is snowing.

Derived terms

• ceau shelley
• ceaueyder

Noun

ceau m (genitive singular ceau, plural ceauyn or ceaughyn)

1. verbal noun of ceau
2. wearing
3. consumption
   1. smoking (tobacco)
4. spending, passing
5. throw, throwing

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ceau	cheau	geau
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Derived terms

• ceau emshir (“recreation”)
• ceau traa (“diversion, hobby”)